Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Malta
Malta: Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure was 28.5% 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 28.5%.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 235.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Malta peaked at 32.4% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 6.6%, in 2013.
Malta ranks 4th of 66 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 | 23.7% | — |
| 2002 | 24.9% | +5.1% |
| 2004 | 14.4% | -42.0% |
| 2007 | 8.4% | -41.6% |
| 2008 | 9.6% | +13.4% |
| 2009 | 14.2% | +48.5% |
| 2010 | 13.4% | -5.8% |
| 2011 | 32.1% | +139.7% |
| 2012 | 8.5% | -73.6% |
| 2013 | 6.6% | -22.5% |
| 2014 | 13.7% | +108.1% |
| 2015 | 16.0% | +17.1% |
| 2016 | 28.0% | +74.7% |
| 2017 | 32.4% | +15.7% |
| 2019 | 29.9% | -7.8% |
| 2021 | 28.2% | -5.6% |
| 2022 | 28.5% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23.7% | 23.7% | 23.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 14.3% | 8.4% | 24.9% | 5 |
| 2010s | 20.1% | 6.6% | 32.4% | 9 |
| 2020s | 28.3% | 28.2% | 28.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Malta
More education data for Malta
- 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)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 27,337 (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.1 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0495 units per person (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 13,080 (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 28.5% 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 32.4% in 2017.
- What is the lowest non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.6% in 2013.
- How does Malta rank for non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure?
- Malta ranks 4th out of 66 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 235.9%. 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 upper secondary public institutions (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release