Education spending in Malta
Malta: Education spending was 4.71 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
4.71
Change on year
down 4.4%
World rank
73rd
of 199 countries
All-time high
7.58
in 2011
All-time low
2.85
in 1982
Years of data
38
1971–2022
Education spending in Malta, 1971–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Malta recorded 4.71 for education spending in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.4% on the previous year and down 24.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, education spending in Malta peaked at 7.58 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 2.85, in 1982.
That places Malta 73rd out of 199 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 38 years of available data.
Education spending in Malta, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 6.15 | — |
| 1972 | 5.55 | -9.8% |
| 1973 | 5.27 | -5.1% |
| 1974 | 4.49 | -14.7% |
| 1975 | 4.42 | -1.6% |
| 1976 | 3.83 | -13.3% |
| 1977 | 3.9 | +1.7% |
| 1978 | 3.35 | -14.1% |
| 1979 | 3.15 | -5.8% |
| 1981 | 2.87 | -9.1% |
| 1982 | 2.85 | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 3.31 | +16.1% |
| 1984 | 3.08 | -7.1% |
| 1985 | 3.25 | +5.5% |
| 1986 | 3.11 | -4.4% |
| 1987 | 3.17 | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 3.34 | +5.5% |
| 1989 | 3.59 | +7.5% |
| 1990 | 3.83 | +6.8% |
| 1991 | 3.92 | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 4.31 | +10.0% |
| 1998 | 4.19 | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 4.16 | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 4.43 | +6.6% |
| 2007 | 5.96 | +34.5% |
| 2008 | 5.47 | -8.1% |
| 2009 | 5.05 | -7.8% |
| 2010 | 6.21 | +23.0% |
| 2011 | 7.58 | +22.1% |
| 2012 | 6.25 | -17.5% |
| 2013 | 7.41 | +18.5% |
| 2014 | 6.85 | -7.5% |
| 2015 | 4.91 | -28.3% |
| 2016 | 4.96 | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 4.34 | -12.4% |
| 2019 | 4.8 | +10.5% |
| 2021 | 4.93 | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 4.71 | -4.4% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 4.71 is above the median for high income countries, which is 4.4, 1.1× the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Malta's 4.71 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 4.38, 1.1× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.46 | 3.15 | 6.15 | 9 |
| 1980s | 3.17 | 2.85 | 3.59 | 9 |
| 1990s | 4.06 | 3.83 | 4.31 | 4 |
| 2000s | 5.01 | 4.16 | 5.96 | 5 |
| 2010s | 5.92 | 4.34 | 7.58 | 9 |
| 2020s | 4.82 | 4.71 | 4.93 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Malta
More education data for Malta
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 97.33 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 97.36 (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is education spending in Malta?
- Education spending in Malta was 4.71 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest education spending recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 7.58 in 2011.
- What is the lowest education spending recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.85 in 1982.
- How does Malta rank for education spending?
- Malta ranks 73rd out of 199 countries with data for 2022.
- Is education spending rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Education spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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