Public expenditure on education by education level and programme in Malta
Malta: Public expenditure on education by education level and programme was 0.4 in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
0.4
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
21st
of 28 countries
All-time high
0.5
in 2020
All-time low
0.4
in 2012
Years of data
12
2012–2023
Public expenditure on education by education level and programme in Malta, 2012–2023
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for public expenditure on education by education level and programme in Malta is 0.4, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, public expenditure on education by education level and programme in Malta peaked at 0.5 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.4, in 2012.
Malta ranks 21st of 28 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Public expenditure on education by education level and programme in Malta, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 0.4 | — |
| 2013 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.5 | +25.0% |
| 2021 | 0.4 | -20.0% |
| 2022 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.425 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 20 Switzerland 0.5 compare
- 21 Italy 0.4 compare
- 21 Netherlands 0.4 compare
- 21 Portugal 0.4 compare
- 21 Romania 0.4 compare
More education data for Malta
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 1,941 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 66.6% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 12.9% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 97.71 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 97.7% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is public expenditure on education by education level and programme in Malta?
- Public expenditure on education by education level and programme in Malta was 0.4 in 2023, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest public expenditure on education by education level and programme recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5 in 2020.
- What is the lowest public expenditure on education by education level and programme recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4 in 2012.
- How does Malta rank for public expenditure on education by education level and programme?
- Malta ranks 21st out of 28 countries with data for 2023.
- Is public expenditure on education by education level and programme rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Public expenditure on education by education level and programme orientation - as % of public expenditure or % of GNI. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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