Expenditure on public educational institutions - as % of total or in Malta
Malta: Expenditure on public educational institutions - as % of total or was 88.5% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
88.5%
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
32nd
of 37 countries
All-time high
89.7%
in 2017
All-time low
84.5%
in 2016
Years of data
12
2012–2023
Expenditure on public educational institutions - as % of total or in Malta, 2012–2023
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2023, expenditure on public educational institutions - as % of total or in Malta stood at 88.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, expenditure on public educational institutions - as % of total or in Malta peaked at 89.7% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 84.5%, in 2016.
That places Malta 32nd out of 37 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Expenditure on public educational institutions - as % of total or in Malta, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 87.2% | — |
| 2013 | 87.9% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 87.9% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 85.8% | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 84.5% | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 89.7% | +6.2% |
| 2018 | 87.2% | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 86.7% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 84.7% | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 88.7% | +4.7% |
| 2022 | 88.8% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 88.5% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 87.1% | 84.5% | 89.7% | 8 |
| 2020s | 87.7% | 84.7% | 88.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 29 Luxembourg 89.6% compare
- 30 Germany 89.5% compare
- 31 Norway 88.8% compare
- 32 Slovakia 88.5% compare
- 32 Slovakia 88.5% compare
- 35 Netherlands 88.4% compare
- 35 Netherlands 88.4% compare
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 expenditure on public educational institutions - as % of total or in Malta?
- Expenditure on public educational institutions - as % of total or in Malta was 88.5% in 2023, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest expenditure on public educational institutions - as % of total or recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 89.7% in 2017.
- What is the lowest expenditure on public educational institutions - as % of total or recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 84.5% in 2016.
- How does Malta rank for expenditure on public educational institutions - as % of total or?
- Malta ranks 32nd out of 37 countries with data for 2023.
- Is expenditure on public educational institutions - as % of total or rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Expenditure on public educational institutions - as % of total or current expenditure. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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