Current education expenditure, tertiary in Malta
Malta: Current education expenditure, tertiary was 75.7% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Current education expenditure, tertiary in Malta, 1998–2022
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of total expenditure in tertiary public institutions.
Analysis
In 2022, current education expenditure, tertiary in Malta stood at 75.7%.
The figure is up 2.5% on the previous year and down 21.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current education expenditure, tertiary in Malta peaked at 96.4% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 73.6%, in 2019.
Malta ranks 99th of 112 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Current education expenditure, tertiary in Malta, year by year
| Year | % of total expenditure in tertiary public institutions | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 93.5% | — |
| 2002 | 91.6% | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 94.8% | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 96.2% | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 93.5% | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 96.4% | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 81.6% | -15.4% |
| 2011 | 74.6% | -8.6% |
| 2012 | 96.3% | +29.0% |
| 2013 | 77.9% | -19.0% |
| 2014 | 90.4% | +16.0% |
| 2015 | 79.3% | -12.3% |
| 2016 | 75.3% | -5.0% |
| 2017 | 80.0% | +6.2% |
| 2019 | 73.6% | -8.0% |
| 2021 | 73.9% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 75.7% | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 93.5% | 93.5% | 93.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 94.5% | 91.6% | 96.4% | 5 |
| 2010s | 81.0% | 73.6% | 96.3% | 9 |
| 2020s | 74.8% | 73.9% | 75.7% | 2 |
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More education data for Malta
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 70 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 4,949 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4,626 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 32,424 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 27,337 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.1 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0495 units per person (2023)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current education expenditure, tertiary in Malta?
- Current education expenditure, tertiary in Malta was 75.7% in 2022, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest current education expenditure, tertiary recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 96.4% in 2009.
- What is the lowest current education expenditure, tertiary recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.6% in 2019.
- How does Malta rank for current education expenditure, tertiary?
- Malta ranks 99th out of 112 countries with data for 2022.
- Is current education expenditure, tertiary rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Current education expenditure, tertiary (% of total expenditure in tertiary public institutions). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Current expenditure is expressed as a percentage of direct expenditure in public educational institutions (instructional and non-instructional) of the specified level of education. Financial aid to students and other transfers are excluded from direct expenditure. Current expenditure is consumed within the current year and would have to be renewed if needed in the following year. It includes staff compensation and current expenditure other than for staff compensation (ex. on teaching materials, ancillary services and administration).