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

Cyprus

4.7%

in 2022

Malta

4.7%

in 2022

Cyprus rank

72nd

Malta rank

73rd

Government spending on education overall vs. primary education over time

Cyprus currently reports 4.7% against 4.7% in Malta, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Malta ahead.

Globally, Cyprus ranks 72nd 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.