Initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP in Malta

Malta: Initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP was 17.1% in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
17.1%
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
48th
of 122 countries
All-time high
28.5%
in 2013
All-time low
11.0%
in 1998
Years of data
14
1998–2017

Initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP in Malta, 1998–2017

01020301998200720171998: 112002: 12.52004: 12.22007: 19.12008: 19.72009: 192010: 23.22011: 19.92012: 26.42013: 28.52014: 27.12015: 22.92016: 17.32017: 17.1

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

Malta recorded 17.1% for initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp in 2017.

That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and down 10.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp in Malta peaked at 28.5% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 11.0%, in 1998.

Malta ranks 48th of 122 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.

Initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP in Malta, year by year

Annual values for Initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP per capita in Malta, 1998 to 2017.
Year Value Change
1998 11.0%
2002 12.5% +13.0%
2004 12.2% -2.1%
2007 19.1% +56.3%
2008 19.7% +3.3%
2009 19.0% -3.5%
2010 23.2% +22.0%
2011 19.9% -14.0%
2012 26.4% +32.4%
2013 28.5% +8.1%
2014 27.1% -5.0%
2015 22.9% -15.7%
2016 17.3% -24.5%
2017 17.1% -1.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 11.0% 11.0% 11.0% 1
2000s 16.5% 12.2% 19.7% 5
2010s 22.8% 17.1% 28.5% 8

Countries ranked near Malta

  1. 45 Tunisia 17.4% compare
  2. 46 Singapore 17.4% compare
  3. 47 Hungary 17.2% compare
  4. 49 Namibia 17.1% compare
  5. 50 Spain 17.0% compare
  6. 51 Syria 16.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp in Malta?
Initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp in Malta was 17.1% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp recorded in Malta?
The highest recorded value was 28.5% in 2013.
What is the lowest initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp recorded in Malta?
The lowest recorded value was 11.0% in 1998.
How does Malta rank for initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp?
Malta ranks 48th out of 122 countries with data for 2017.
Is initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Malta?
Over the last ten years it is down 10.3%. 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 Initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP per capita
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
122 places, 1,518 data points, 1995–2019
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Total general (local, regional and central, current and capital) initial government funding of education per student, which includes transfers paid (such as scholarships to students), but excludes transfers received, in this case international transfers to government for education (when foreign donors provide education sector budget support or other support integrated in the government budget). Calculation Method: Total general (local, regional and central) government expenditure (current and capital) on a given level of education (primary, secondary, etc) minus international transfers to government for education, divided by the number of student enrolled at that level of education. This is then expressed as a share of GDP per capita. Limitations: In some instances data on total government expenditure on education refers only to the Ministry of Education, excluding other ministries which may also spend a part of their budget on educational activities. There are also cases where it may not be possible to separate international transfers to government from general government expenditure on education, in which cases they have not been subtracted in the formula. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/