Initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP in Malta
Malta: Initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP was 18.3% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP in Malta, 1998–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp in Malta is 18.3%, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of down 7.5% on the previous year and down 27.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp in Malta peaked at 26.7% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 10.8%, in 1998.
Malta ranks 41st of 127 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP in Malta, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 10.8% | — |
| 2002 | 12.5% | +15.8% |
| 2004 | 12.1% | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 19.0% | +57.3% |
| 2008 | 19.3% | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 18.6% | -4.1% |
| 2010 | 22.3% | +20.2% |
| 2011 | 19.4% | -13.1% |
| 2012 | 25.3% | +30.4% |
| 2013 | 26.7% | +5.8% |
| 2014 | 25.7% | -3.9% |
| 2015 | 21.5% | -16.4% |
| 2016 | 16.4% | -23.7% |
| 2017 | 15.4% | -6.3% |
| 2019 | 18.5% | +20.8% |
| 2021 | 19.8% | +6.6% |
| 2022 | 18.3% | -7.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.8% | 10.8% | 10.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 16.3% | 12.1% | 19.3% | 5 |
| 2010s | 21.2% | 15.4% | 26.7% | 9 |
| 2020s | 19.0% | 18.3% | 19.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 38 Syrian Arab Republic 18.8% compare
- 39 Latvia 18.5% compare
- 40 New Zealand 18.3% compare
- 42 Cape Verde 18.0% compare
- 43 Morocco 18.0% compare
- 44 Luxembourg 17.9% compare
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 primary student as a percentage of gdp in Malta?
- Initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp in Malta was 18.3% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 26.7% in 2013.
- What is the lowest initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.8% in 1998.
- How does Malta rank for initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp?
- Malta ranks 41st out of 127 countries with data for 2022.
- Is initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.6%. 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 primary 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