Government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage in Malta
Malta: Government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage was 0.7% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage in Malta, 1998–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage in Malta stood at 0.7%. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 15.2% on the previous year and down 43.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage in Malta peaked at 2.2% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2022.
That places Malta 65th out of 116 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage in Malta, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1.3% | — |
| 2002 | 1.4% | +5.3% |
| 2004 | 1.4% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 2.0% | +42.2% |
| 2008 | 2.2% | +10.7% |
| 2009 | 1.9% | -12.9% |
| 2010 | 2.2% | +15.4% |
| 2011 | 1.8% | -18.5% |
| 2012 | 1.2% | -32.8% |
| 2013 | 1.2% | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 1.1% | -7.5% |
| 2015 | 1.0% | -11.9% |
| 2016 | 0.8% | -16.8% |
| 2017 | 0.7% | -12.7% |
| 2019 | 0.8% | +6.7% |
| 2021 | 0.8% | +7.8% |
| 2022 | 0.7% | -15.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.8% | 1.4% | 2.2% | 5 |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 0.7% | 2.2% | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Malta
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 government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage in Malta?
- Government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage in Malta was 0.7% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 2.2% in 2010.
- What is the lowest government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2022.
- How does Malta rank for government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage?
- Malta ranks 65th out of 116 countries with data for 2022.
- Is government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release