Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Malta
Malta: Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in was 42.9% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Malta, 1998–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Malta stood at 42.9%.
The figure is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 37.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Malta peaked at 99.6% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 38.9%, in 2017.
That places Malta 57th out of 70 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Malta, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 99.6% | — |
| 2002 | 84.2% | -15.5% |
| 2004 | 94.1% | +11.7% |
| 2007 | 82.8% | -12.0% |
| 2008 | 81.9% | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 68.5% | -16.3% |
| 2010 | 65.4% | -4.6% |
| 2011 | 68.6% | +4.9% |
| 2012 | 68.1% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 74.8% | +9.9% |
| 2014 | 74.2% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 65.0% | -12.4% |
| 2016 | 41.4% | -36.4% |
| 2017 | 38.9% | -5.8% |
| 2019 | 43.8% | +12.6% |
| 2021 | 43.7% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 42.9% | -1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 99.6% | 99.6% | 99.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 82.3% | 68.5% | 94.1% | 5 |
| 2010s | 60.0% | 38.9% | 74.8% | 9 |
| 2020s | 43.3% | 42.9% | 43.7% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Malta
More education data for Malta
- 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Malta?
- Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Malta was 42.9% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 99.6% in 1998.
- What is the lowest teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.9% in 2017.
- How does Malta rank for teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in?
- Malta ranks 57th out of 70 countries with data for 2022.
- Is teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in pre-primary public institutions (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release