Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Malta
Malta: Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure was 51.7% in 2022. ▲ Rising
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 51.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 212.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Malta peaked at 54.5% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 8.4%, in 2013.
Malta ranks 1st of 75 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Malta, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 24.2% | — |
| 2002 | 30.6% | +26.6% |
| 2004 | 32.3% | +5.4% |
| 2007 | 28.5% | -11.7% |
| 2008 | 32.2% | +13.1% |
| 2009 | 43.8% | +35.9% |
| 2010 | 42.7% | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 54.5% | +27.8% |
| 2012 | 16.5% | -69.7% |
| 2013 | 8.4% | -49.0% |
| 2014 | 15.5% | +83.5% |
| 2015 | 17.3% | +11.5% |
| 2016 | 50.7% | +193.8% |
| 2017 | 50.8% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 52.4% | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 50.4% | -3.8% |
| 2022 | 51.7% | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24.2% | 24.2% | 24.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 33.5% | 28.5% | 43.8% | 5 |
| 2010s | 34.3% | 8.4% | 54.5% | 9 |
| 2020s | 51.0% | 50.4% | 51.7% | 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 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 51.7% 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 54.5% in 2011.
- What is the lowest non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.4% in 2013.
- How does Malta rank for non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure?
- Malta ranks 1st out of 75 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 212.7%. 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 Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in primary public institutions (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release