Initial government funding per lower secondary student as a in Malta
Malta: Initial government funding per lower secondary student as a was 26.8% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Initial government funding per lower secondary student as a in Malta, 1998–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2022, initial government funding per lower secondary student as a in Malta stood at 26.8%.
The figure is down 14.4% on the previous year and down 29.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, initial government funding per lower secondary student as a in Malta peaked at 39.2% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 17.6%, in 1998.
That places Malta 14th out of 103 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Initial government funding per lower secondary student as a in Malta, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 17.6% | — |
| 2002 | 19.6% | +11.5% |
| 2004 | 19.1% | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 29.9% | +56.1% |
| 2008 | 34.7% | +16.0% |
| 2009 | 30.3% | -12.7% |
| 2010 | 35.3% | +16.7% |
| 2011 | 31.2% | -11.6% |
| 2012 | 37.7% | +20.7% |
| 2013 | 39.2% | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 38.0% | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 34.8% | -8.5% |
| 2016 | 29.6% | -14.9% |
| 2017 | 26.4% | -11.0% |
| 2019 | 29.7% | +12.5% |
| 2021 | 31.3% | +5.4% |
| 2022 | 26.8% | -14.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.6% | 17.6% | 17.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 26.7% | 19.1% | 34.7% | 5 |
| 2010s | 33.5% | 26.4% | 39.2% | 9 |
| 2020s | 29.0% | 26.8% | 31.3% | 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 initial government funding per lower secondary student as a in Malta?
- Initial government funding per lower secondary student as a in Malta was 26.8% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest initial government funding per lower secondary student as a recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 39.2% in 2013.
- What is the lowest initial government funding per lower secondary student as a recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.6% in 1998.
- How does Malta rank for initial government funding per lower secondary student as a?
- Malta ranks 14th out of 103 countries with data for 2022.
- Is initial government funding per lower secondary student as a rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.0%. 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 Initial government funding per lower secondary student as a percentage of GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release