Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Malta
Malta: Adjusted savings: education expenditure was 4.7% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Malta, 1970–2021
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GNI.
Analysis
In 2021, adjusted savings: education expenditure in Malta stood at 4.7%.
The figure is down 40.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: education expenditure in Malta peaked at 7.9% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 2.5%, in 1982.
Malta ranks 63rd of 200 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Malta, year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 5.8% | — |
| 1971 | 5.2% | -10.2% |
| 1972 | 4.9% | -5.8% |
| 1973 | 4.6% | -6.1% |
| 1974 | 4.0% | -13.0% |
| 1975 | 3.8% | -5.0% |
| 1976 | 3.3% | -13.2% |
| 1977 | 3.5% | +6.1% |
| 1978 | 3.1% | -11.4% |
| 1979 | 3.0% | -3.2% |
| 1980 | 3.0% | -1.6% |
| 1981 | 2.6% | -11.9% |
| 1982 | 2.5% | -3.8% |
| 1983 | 3.0% | +20.0% |
| 1984 | 2.7% | -10.0% |
| 1985 | 2.9% | +7.4% |
| 1986 | 2.9% | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 2.9% | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 3.1% | +6.9% |
| 1989 | 3.3% | +6.5% |
| 1990 | 3.4% | +3.0% |
| 1991 | 3.5% | +2.9% |
| 1992 | 4.0% | +14.3% |
| 1993 | 4.7% | +17.5% |
| 1994 | 4.4% | -6.4% |
| 1995 | 4.9% | +11.4% |
| 1996 | 4.9% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 4.9% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 3.7% | -24.5% |
| 1999 | 3.8% | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 3.9% | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 4.0% | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 4.1% | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 4.3% | +6.1% |
| 2004 | 4.6% | +5.8% |
| 2005 | 5.1% | +11.5% |
| 2006 | 5.7% | +10.4% |
| 2007 | 6.2% | +9.4% |
| 2008 | 5.5% | -10.7% |
| 2009 | 5.5% | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 6.5% | +19.6% |
| 2011 | 7.9% | +20.2% |
| 2012 | 7.2% | -7.9% |
| 2013 | 6.8% | -6.1% |
| 2014 | 6.8% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 4.6% | -32.6% |
| 2016 | 4.8% | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 4.7% | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 4.7% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 4.7% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 4.7% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 4.7% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.1% | 3.0% | 5.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.9% | 2.5% | 3.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.2% | 3.4% | 4.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.9% | 3.9% | 6.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.9% | 4.6% | 7.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.7% | 4.7% | 4.7% | 2 |
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More economy & growth data for Malta
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.35 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.51 Percent per annum (2029)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 2.25 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.1332 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per capita 6,380 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 11.63 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.999 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per capita 47,861 current US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate 6.93 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.8841 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: education expenditure in Malta?
- Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Malta was 4.7% in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: education expenditure recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 7.9% in 2011.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: education expenditure recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.5% in 1982.
- How does Malta rank for adjusted savings: education expenditure?
- Malta ranks 63rd out of 200 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: education expenditure rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Adjusted savings: education expenditure (% of GNI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross National Income (GNI) which is the total income earned by all residents within an economic territory during an accounting period. It is equal to gross domestic product plus earned income receivable from abroad minus earned income payable abroad.