Belize vs Malta: Government spending on education overall vs. primary education
Belize
4.6%
in 2024
Malta
4.7%
in 2022
Belize rank
75th
Malta rank
73rd
Government spending on education overall vs. primary education over time
- Belize
- Malta
How they compare
Malta currently reports 4.7% against 4.6% in Belize, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Malta ahead.
Belize ranks 75th and Malta ranks 73rd of 199 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Belize averaged higher in 1 and Malta in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belize | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.4% | 5.0% | 0.6% | Malta |
| 2010s | 5.5% | 5.9% | 0.4% | Malta |
| 2020s | 5.3% | 4.8% | 0.5% | Belize |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher government spending on education overall vs. primary education, Belize or Malta?
- Malta, at 4.7% against 4.6% in Belize as of 2022.
- What is the difference in government spending on education overall vs. primary education between Belize and Malta?
- 0.1%, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Malta?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2022.
- How do Belize and Malta rank globally for government spending on education overall vs. primary education?
- Belize ranks 75th and Malta ranks 73rd of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Government spending on education overall vs. primary education. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total annual general government spending on all levels of education, expressed as a percentage of GDP.