Canada vs Malta: Government spending on education overall vs. primary education

Canada

4.8%

in 2022

Malta

4.7%

in 2022

Canada rank

70th

Malta rank

73rd

Government spending on education overall vs. primary education over time

Canada currently reports 4.8% against 4.7% in Malta, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Canada ahead.

Globally, Canada ranks 70th and Malta ranks 73rd of 199 countries.

Indicator: Government spending on education overall vs. primary education
Unit: % of GDP
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 5,140 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Total annual general government spending on all levels of education, expressed as a percentage of GDP.