Initial government funding per tertiary student, constant PPP$ in Malta
Malta: Initial government funding per tertiary student, constant PPP$ was 20,148 in 2022. β² Rising
Initial government funding per tertiary student, constant PPP$ in Malta, 1998β2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Malta recorded 20,148 for initial government funding per tertiary student, constant ppp$ in 2022.
The figure is down 7.2% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, initial government funding per tertiary student, constant ppp$ in Malta peaked at 23,235 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 8,485, in 2004.
Malta ranks 15th of 119 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10,985 | 10,985 | 10,985 | 1 |
| 2000s | 14,107 | 8,485 | 16,592 | 5 |
| 2010s | 20,495 | 15,312 | 23,235 | 9 |
| 2020s | 20,928 | 20,148 | 21,709 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 12 United States 21,328 compare
- 13 Singapore 20,236 compare
- 14 United Kingdom 20,161 compare
- 16 Macao Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China 19,470 compare
- 17 Ireland 19,431 compare
- 18 Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China 18,883 compare
More education data for Malta
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 1,941 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 66.6% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 12.9% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 97.7% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0034 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is initial government funding per tertiary student, constant ppp$ in Malta?
- Initial government funding per tertiary student, constant ppp$ in Malta was 20,148 in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest initial government funding per tertiary student, constant ppp$ recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 23,235 in 2019.
- What is the lowest initial government funding per tertiary student, constant ppp$ recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,485 in 2004.
- How does Malta rank for initial government funding per tertiary student, constant ppp$?
- Malta ranks 15th out of 119 countries with data for 2022.
- Is initial government funding per tertiary student, constant ppp$ rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. 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 Initial government funding per tertiary student, constant PPP$. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release