Public expenditure on education by education level and programme in Malta

Malta: Public expenditure on education by education level and programme was 0.3% in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.3%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
34th
of 41 countries
All-time high
0.4%
in 2013
All-time low
0.3%
in 2022
Years of data
12
2012–2023

Public expenditure on education by education level and programme in Malta, 2012–2023

00.10.20.30.42012201720232012: 0.41 Percentage of gross domestic product (GDP)2013: 0.43 Percentage of gross domestic product (GDP)2014: 0.4 Percentage of gross domestic product (GDP)2015: 0.37 Percentage of gross domestic product (GDP)2016: 0.37 Percentage of gross domestic product (GDP)2017: 0.34 Percentage of gross domestic product (GDP)2018: 0.34 Percentage of gross domestic product (GDP)2019: 0.36 Percentage of gross domestic product (GDP)2020: 0.42 Percentage of gross domestic product (GDP)2021: 0.36 Percentage of gross domestic product (GDP)2022: 0.33 Percentage of gross domestic product (GDP)2023: 0.33 Percentage of gross domestic product (GDP)

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage of gross domestic product (GDP).

Analysis

The most recent figure for public expenditure on education by education level and programme in Malta is 0.3%, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.

The figure is down 23.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public expenditure on education by education level and programme in Malta peaked at 0.4% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2022.

That places Malta 34th out of 41 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.

Public expenditure on education by education level and programme in Malta, year by year

Annual values for Public expenditure on education by education level and programme orientation - as % of GDP in Malta, 2012 to 2023.
Year Percentage of gross domestic product (GDP) Change
2012 0.4%
2013 0.4% +4.9%
2014 0.4% -7.0%
2015 0.4% -7.5%
2016 0.4% +0.0%
2017 0.3% -8.1%
2018 0.3% +0.0%
2019 0.4% +5.9%
2020 0.4% +16.7%
2021 0.4% -14.3%
2022 0.3% -8.3%
2023 0.3% +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 0.4% 0.3% 0.4% 8
2020s 0.4% 0.3% 0.4% 4

Countries ranked near Malta

  1. 31 Netherlands 0.4% compare
  2. 31 Netherlands 0.4% compare
  3. 33 Portugal 0.4% compare
  4. 35 Cyprus 0.3% compare
  5. 36 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.2% compare
  6. 36 United Kingdom 0.2% compare

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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 0.3% 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 0.4% in 2013.
What is the lowest public expenditure on education by education level and programme recorded in Malta?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2022.
How does Malta rank for public expenditure on education by education level and programme?
Malta ranks 34th out of 41 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 down 23.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
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 GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Public expenditure on education by education level and programme orientation - as % of GDP
Unit
Percentage of gross domestic product (GDP)
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
42 places, 451 data points, 2012–2023
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