Initial household funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP in Malta
Malta: Initial household funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP was 4.3% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Initial household funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP in Malta, 2002–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for initial household funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp in Malta is 4.3%, measured in 2022.
The figure is down 6.0% on the previous year and up 24.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, initial household funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp in Malta peaked at 5.2% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 1.6%, in 2008.
That places Malta 14th out of 61 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Initial household funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP in Malta, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 2.3% | — |
| 2004 | 1.6% | -30.8% |
| 2007 | 1.9% | +21.9% |
| 2008 | 1.6% | -18.6% |
| 2009 | 2.3% | +43.0% |
| 2012 | 3.4% | +52.6% |
| 2013 | 2.7% | -21.4% |
| 2014 | 2.6% | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 2.6% | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 5.2% | +101.5% |
| 2017 | 4.4% | -14.3% |
| 2019 | 4.3% | -3.6% |
| 2021 | 4.6% | +6.8% |
| 2022 | 4.3% | -6.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.9% | 1.6% | 2.3% | 5 |
| 2010s | 3.6% | 2.6% | 5.2% | 7 |
| 2020s | 4.4% | 4.3% | 4.6% | 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 household funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp in Malta?
- Initial household funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp in Malta was 4.3% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest initial household funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 5.2% in 2016.
- What is the lowest initial household funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6% in 2008.
- How does Malta rank for initial household funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp?
- Malta ranks 14th out of 61 countries with data for 2022.
- Is initial household funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.4%. 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 household 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