Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Malta
Malta: Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure was 32.9% 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 32.9%.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and up 187.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Malta peaked at 38.2% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 7.1%, in 2013.
That places Malta 3rd out of 75 countries with data for 2022, putting it 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 | 19.6% | — |
| 2002 | 24.6% | +25.5% |
| 2004 | 13.7% | -44.2% |
| 2007 | 11.5% | -16.4% |
| 2008 | 14.0% | +21.9% |
| 2009 | 21.1% | +50.8% |
| 2010 | 24.2% | +14.8% |
| 2011 | 38.2% | +57.4% |
| 2012 | 11.5% | -70.0% |
| 2013 | 7.1% | -38.1% |
| 2014 | 13.7% | +92.9% |
| 2015 | 17.0% | +24.4% |
| 2016 | 30.7% | +80.3% |
| 2017 | 35.7% | +16.4% |
| 2019 | 33.3% | -6.9% |
| 2021 | 33.2% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 32.9% | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.6% | 19.6% | 19.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 17.0% | 11.5% | 24.6% | 5 |
| 2010s | 23.5% | 7.1% | 38.2% | 9 |
| 2020s | 33.1% | 32.9% | 33.2% | 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 32.9% 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 38.2% in 2011.
- What is the lowest non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.1% in 2013.
- How does Malta rank for non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure?
- Malta ranks 3rd 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 187.2%. 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 Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in secondary public institutions (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release