Public educational expenditure by education level, programme in Malta
Malta: Public educational expenditure by education level, programme was 68.9 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Public educational expenditure by education level, programme in Malta, 2012–2023
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Malta recorded 68.9 for public educational expenditure by education level, programme in 2023. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is up 16.0% on the previous year and up 110.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public educational expenditure by education level, programme in Malta peaked at 68.9 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 29.1, in 2012.
That places Malta 39th out of 42 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Public educational expenditure by education level, programme in Malta, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 29.1 | — |
| 2013 | 32.8 | +12.7% |
| 2014 | 34.3 | +4.6% |
| 2015 | 35.6 | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 38.6 | +8.4% |
| 2017 | 39.6 | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 44.2 | +11.6% |
| 2019 | 51.9 | +17.4% |
| 2020 | 55.6 | +7.1% |
| 2021 | 60.5 | +8.8% |
| 2022 | 59.4 | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 68.9 | +16.0% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 68.9 is below the median for high income countries, which is 1,267, 5% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 38.26 | 29.1 | 51.9 | 8 |
| 2020s | 61.1 | 55.6 | 68.9 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malta
More education data for Malta
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 97.33 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 97.36 (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is public educational expenditure by education level, programme in Malta?
- Public educational expenditure by education level, programme in Malta was 68.9 in 2023, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest public educational expenditure by education level, programme recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 68.9 in 2023.
- What is the lowest public educational expenditure by education level, programme recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.1 in 2012.
- How does Malta rank for public educational expenditure by education level, programme?
- Malta ranks 39th out of 42 countries with data for 2023.
- Is public educational expenditure by education level, programme rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 110.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Public educational expenditure by education level, programme orientation, type of source and expenditure category. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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