Government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of GDP in Malta
Malta: Government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of GDP was 0.9% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of GDP in Malta, 1973–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of gdp in Malta stood at 0.9%.
The figure is down 9.2% on the previous year and down 34.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of gdp in Malta peaked at 1.8% in 1973 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 1988.
That places Malta 118th out of 162 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of GDP in Malta, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 1.8% | — |
| 1974 | 1.3% | -28.8% |
| 1975 | 1.3% | +1.5% |
| 1976 | 1.0% | -27.6% |
| 1977 | 0.9% | -2.9% |
| 1978 | 0.9% | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 1.0% | +6.2% |
| 1981 | 0.9% | -9.1% |
| 1982 | 0.9% | -3.3% |
| 1983 | 1.0% | +10.9% |
| 1984 | 0.9% | -4.5% |
| 1985 | 0.9% | -1.7% |
| 1986 | 0.9% | -4.6% |
| 1987 | 0.9% | +6.2% |
| 1988 | 0.8% | -13.8% |
| 1989 | 0.9% | +16.8% |
| 1990 | 0.9% | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 0.9% | -4.2% |
| 1992 | 1.0% | +7.9% |
| 1998 | 1.0% | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 1.0% | +5.4% |
| 2004 | 0.9% | -10.2% |
| 2007 | 1.3% | +38.9% |
| 2008 | 1.3% | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 1.1% | -12.3% |
| 2010 | 1.3% | +21.1% |
| 2011 | 1.1% | -16.6% |
| 2012 | 1.4% | +26.7% |
| 2013 | 1.5% | +5.6% |
| 2014 | 1.4% | -4.0% |
| 2015 | 1.2% | -17.1% |
| 2016 | 0.9% | -23.3% |
| 2017 | 0.9% | -6.5% |
| 2019 | 1.0% | +12.9% |
| 2021 | 1.0% | +6.5% |
| 2022 | 0.9% | -9.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.2% | 0.9% | 1.8% | 7 |
| 1980s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 1.0% | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 1.0% | 4 |
| 2000s | 1.1% | 0.9% | 1.3% | 5 |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 0.9% | 1.5% | 9 |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 0.9% | 1.0% | 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 primary education as a percentage of gdp in Malta?
- Government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of gdp in Malta was 0.9% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of gdp recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 1.8% in 1973.
- What is the lowest government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of gdp recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 1988.
- How does Malta rank for government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of gdp?
- Malta ranks 118th out of 162 countries with data for 2022.
- Is government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.2%. 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 Government expenditure on primary 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