Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Malta
Malta: Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure was 39.8% 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
The most recent figure for non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Malta is 39.8%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.4% on the previous year and up 297.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Malta peaked at 39.8% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 5.3%, in 2013.
Malta ranks 1st of 71 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 | 23.3% | — |
| 2002 | 24.4% | +4.6% |
| 2004 | 26.9% | +10.1% |
| 2007 | 27.9% | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 18.6% | -33.4% |
| 2009 | 27.6% | +48.2% |
| 2010 | 26.6% | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 34.1% | +28.3% |
| 2012 | 10.0% | -70.7% |
| 2013 | 5.3% | -47.3% |
| 2014 | 8.9% | +69.0% |
| 2015 | 15.4% | +72.5% |
| 2016 | 34.4% | +124.0% |
| 2017 | 36.5% | +5.9% |
| 2019 | 35.3% | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 36.7% | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 39.8% | +8.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23.3% | 23.3% | 23.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 25.1% | 18.6% | 27.9% | 5 |
| 2010s | 22.9% | 5.3% | 36.5% | 9 |
| 2020s | 38.2% | 36.7% | 39.8% | 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 39.8% 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 39.8% in 2022.
- What is the lowest non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.3% in 2013.
- How does Malta rank for non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure?
- Malta ranks 1st out of 71 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 297.7%. 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 public institutions (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release