Current education expenditure, total in Malta
Malta: Current education expenditure, total was 87.9% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Current education expenditure, total in Malta, 1998–2022
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of total expenditure in public institutions.
Analysis
In 2022, current education expenditure, total in Malta stood at 87.9%.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current education expenditure, total in Malta peaked at 94.5% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 84.7%, in 2016.
Malta ranks 96th of 123 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, total in Malta, year by year
| Year | % of total expenditure in public institutions | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 88.7% | — |
| 2002 | 94.5% | +6.5% |
| 2004 | 94.4% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 92.6% | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 92.0% | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 94.4% | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 89.9% | -4.7% |
| 2011 | 92.4% | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 87.2% | -5.6% |
| 2013 | 85.3% | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 92.2% | +8.2% |
| 2015 | 86.4% | -6.3% |
| 2016 | 84.7% | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 90.0% | +6.3% |
| 2019 | 87.2% | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 88.6% | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 87.9% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 88.7% | 88.7% | 88.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 93.6% | 92.0% | 94.5% | 5 |
| 2010s | 88.4% | 84.7% | 92.4% | 9 |
| 2020s | 88.3% | 87.9% | 88.6% | 2 |
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More education data for Malta
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4,664 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current education expenditure, total in Malta?
- Current education expenditure, total in Malta was 87.9% in 2022, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest current education expenditure, total recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 94.5% in 2002.
- What is the lowest current education expenditure, total recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 84.7% in 2016.
- How does Malta rank for current education expenditure, total?
- Malta ranks 96th out of 123 countries with data for 2022.
- Is current education expenditure, total rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. 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, total (% of total expenditure in 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).