Education expenditure (% of GDP) — all countries

Education expenditure (% of GDP) — Malta

Education expenditure (% of GDP) in Malta in 2022 — 4.71%. Ranked 59 in the world out of 164. Since 1971, the indicator has fallen by 1.44 pp.

2022 4.71% −0.22 pp vs 2021
World rank 59of 164
Period maximum 7.58%2011
Period minimum 2.85%1982

Trend over time

1971–2022 · % of GDP

Education expenditure (% of GDP) — Malta, 1971–2022246819711977198319891995200120072013201920221971: 6.15%1972: 5.55%1973: 5.27%1974: 4.49%1975: 4.42%1976: 3.83%1977: 3.9%1978: 3.35%1979: 3.15%1981: 2.87%1982: 2.85%1983: 3.31%1984: 3.08%1985: 3.25%1986: 3.11%1987: 3.17%1988: 3.34%1989: 3.59%1990: 3.83%1991: 3.92%1992: 4.31%1998: 4.19%2002: 4.16%2004: 4.43%2007: 5.96%2008: 5.47%2009: 5.05%2010: 6.21%2011: 7.58%2012: 6.25%2013: 7.41%2014: 6.85%2015: 4.91%2016: 4.96%2017: 4.34%2019: 4.8%2021: 4.93%2022: 4.71%
Change over the period: −1.44 pp Annual average: -0.03 pp

Comparison, 2022

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Malta

Malta 4.71%
World 3.86%
Southern Europe computed 4.22%
High-income countries computed 4.91%
Education expenditure (% of GDP) — Malta, by year Malta All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2022 4.71 −0.22 pp
2021 4.93
2019 4.8
2017 4.34 −0.61 pp
2016 4.96 +0.04 pp
2015 4.91 −1.94 pp
2014 6.85 −0.56 pp
2013 7.41 +1.16 pp
2012 6.25 −1.33 pp
2011 7.58 +1.37 pp
2010 6.21 +1.16 pp
2009 5.05 −0.43 pp
2008 5.47 −0.49 pp
2007 5.96
2004 4.43
2002 4.16
1998 4.19
1992 4.31 +0.39 pp
1991 3.92 +0.09 pp
1990 3.83 +0.24 pp
1989 3.59 +0.25 pp
1988 3.34 +0.17 pp
1987 3.17 +0.06 pp
1986 3.11 −0.14 pp
1985 3.25 +0.17 pp
1984 3.08 −0.24 pp
1983 3.31 +0.46 pp
1982 2.85 −0.01 pp
1981 2.87
1979 3.15 −0.2 pp
1978 3.35 −0.55 pp
1977 3.9 +0.07 pp
1976 3.83 −0.59 pp
1975 4.42 −0.07 pp
1974 4.49 −0.78 pp
1973 5.27 −0.28 pp
1972 5.55 −0.6 pp
1971 6.15

About the indicator

Total government expenditure on education (current, capital and transfers) as a percentage of GDP, covering all levels from preprimary to tertiary. The international benchmark of the Incheon Declaration is 4–6% of GDP. The indicator leaves out private spending by households, which in some countries is comparable to public spending.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), license CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.