Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Malta
Malta: Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in was 28.5% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Malta, 1998–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Malta is 28.5%, measured in 2022.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 49.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Malta peaked at 68.1% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 27.1%, in 2009.
Malta ranks 51st of 68 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising 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 | 28.8% | — |
| 2002 | 36.6% | +27.2% |
| 2004 | 41.1% | +12.3% |
| 2007 | 31.4% | -23.7% |
| 2008 | 28.4% | -9.7% |
| 2009 | 27.1% | -4.6% |
| 2010 | 30.2% | +11.5% |
| 2011 | 28.4% | -5.9% |
| 2012 | 56.4% | +98.7% |
| 2013 | 56.5% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 68.1% | +20.6% |
| 2015 | 46.2% | -32.2% |
| 2016 | 31.9% | -31.0% |
| 2017 | 34.0% | +6.6% |
| 2019 | 30.2% | -11.1% |
| 2021 | 28.7% | -5.1% |
| 2022 | 28.5% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28.8% | 28.8% | 28.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 32.9% | 27.1% | 41.1% | 5 |
| 2010s | 42.4% | 28.4% | 68.1% | 9 |
| 2020s | 28.6% | 28.5% | 28.7% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 48 Lao People's Democratic Republic 30.2% compare
- 49 Finland 29.1% compare
- 50 Senegal 28.6% compare
- 52 United States of America 28.3% compare
- 53 South Africa 27.7% compare
- 54 Chile 26.5% compare
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 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 28.5% 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 68.1% in 2014.
- What is the lowest teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.1% in 2009.
- How does Malta rank for teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in?
- Malta ranks 51st out of 68 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 49.4%. 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 Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in tertiary public institutions (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release