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Malta - Government Education Expenditure (% of GDP) 4.71

World Bank WDI · updated 2026-10-15 · 203 economies tracked

Latest value

4.71 (2022)

Global rank

##59 of 203 economies

Share of global total

0.7%

Growth since 1971

0.77×

Ranking Race — Government Education Expenditure (% of GDP)

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#23#45#67#89#111#1331970198019902000201020202025#6#592011 overtook Solomon Islands2013 overtook Norway
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Real annual global ranks, 1970 - 2025. Malta climbed from #6 to #59 (overtook Solomon Islands). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Malta ↓

Key Events — Malta

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

2009
Fell 19 places in global rank auto
2010
Climbed 24 places in global rank auto
2011
Overtook Solomon Islands in global rank auto
2012
Fell 17 places in global rank auto
2013
Overtook Norway in global rank auto
2013
Climbed 15 places in global rank auto
2015
Fell 41 places in global rank auto
2017
Fell 26 places in global rank auto

Government Education Expenditure (% of GDP), 1971-2022

World Bank WDI · % of GDP · linear scale · ranking in the race above
19711986201620222.854.4367.58
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