Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Malta
Malta: Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure was 45.8% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Malta, 1998–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Malta stood at 45.8%.
The figure is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 143.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Malta peaked at 50.1% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2007.
Malta ranks 2nd of 63 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Malta, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.3% | — |
| 2002 | 8.5% | +3200.9% |
| 2004 | 1.0% | -88.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | — |
| 2009 | 19.6% | — |
| 2010 | 19.0% | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 22.0% | +15.8% |
| 2012 | 18.8% | -14.9% |
| 2013 | 8.1% | -56.7% |
| 2014 | 14.8% | +82.5% |
| 2015 | 17.4% | +17.5% |
| 2016 | 50.1% | +187.6% |
| 2017 | 49.9% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 49.6% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 44.5% | -10.3% |
| 2022 | 45.8% | +2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 5.8% | 0.0% | 19.6% | 5 |
| 2010s | 27.8% | 8.1% | 50.1% | 9 |
| 2020s | 45.1% | 44.5% | 45.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Malta
More education data for Malta
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Malta?
- Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Malta was 45.8% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 50.1% in 2016.
- What is the lowest non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2007.
- How does Malta rank for non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure?
- Malta ranks 2nd out of 63 countries with data for 2022.
- Is non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 143.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in pre-primary public institutions (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release