Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in primary in Malta
Malta: Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in primary was 97.3% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in primary in Malta, 1998–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in primary in Malta stood at 97.3%.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in primary in Malta peaked at 98.9% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 78.5%, in 1998.
Malta ranks 38th of 128 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in primary in Malta, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 78.5% | — |
| 2002 | 93.0% | +18.4% |
| 2004 | 98.9% | +6.4% |
| 2007 | 88.9% | -10.1% |
| 2008 | 89.6% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 97.5% | +8.8% |
| 2010 | 93.0% | -4.5% |
| 2011 | 91.6% | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 97.8% | +6.8% |
| 2013 | 91.5% | -6.4% |
| 2014 | 93.0% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 87.6% | -5.8% |
| 2016 | 94.1% | +7.3% |
| 2017 | 92.1% | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 97.0% | +5.2% |
| 2021 | 97.8% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 97.3% | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 78.5% | 78.5% | 78.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 93.6% | 88.9% | 98.9% | 5 |
| 2010s | 93.1% | 87.6% | 97.8% | 9 |
| 2020s | 97.5% | 97.3% | 97.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 35 Togo 97.6% compare
- 36 Burkina Faso 97.6% compare
- 37 Paraguay 97.4% compare
- 39 Burundi 97.1% compare
- 40 Timor-Leste 97.0% compare
- 41 Cape Verde 97.0% compare
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 expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in primary in Malta?
- Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in primary in Malta was 97.3% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in primary recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 98.9% in 2004.
- What is the lowest current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in primary recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.5% in 1998.
- How does Malta rank for current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in primary?
- Malta ranks 38th out of 128 countries with data for 2022.
- Is current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in primary rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in primary public institutions (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release