Malaysia - Public spending on education
Expenditure on primary education (% of government expenditure on education)
Expenditure on primary education (% of government expenditure on education) in Malaysia was 34.04 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 47 years was 44.82 in 1971, while its lowest value was 27.17 in 2000.
Definition: Expenditure on primary education is expressed as a percentage of total general government expenditure on education. General government usually refers to local, regional and central governments.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1971 | 44.82 |
| 1979 | 36.36 |
| 1980 | 34.20 |
| 1981 | 32.10 |
| 1982 | 32.35 |
| 1984 | 36.41 |
| 1985 | 34.62 |
| 1986 | 35.50 |
| 1987 | 35.97 |
| 1992 | 34.63 |
| 1993 | 33.47 |
| 1994 | 34.98 |
| 1995 | 28.58 |
| 1996 | 31.46 |
| 1997 | 28.13 |
| 2000 | 27.17 |
| 2001 | 27.80 |
| 2002 | 31.19 |
| 2003 | 29.28 |
| 2004 | 29.57 |
| 2006 | 27.71 |
| 2007 | 29.82 |
| 2008 | 39.06 |
| 2009 | 27.68 |
| 2010 | 28.58 |
| 2011 | 29.27 |
| 2012 | 33.59 |
| 2013 | 32.15 |
| 2014 | 32.25 |
| 2015 | 33.20 |
| 2016 | 33.79 |
| 2017 | 33.76 |
| 2018 | 34.04 |
Expenditure on secondary education (% of government expenditure on education)
Expenditure on secondary education (% of government expenditure on education) in Malaysia was 41.37 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 47 years was 42.05 in 2017, while its lowest value was 28.23 in 2008.
Definition: Expenditure on secondary education is expressed as a percentage of total general government expenditure on education. General government usually refers to local, regional and central governments.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1971 | 30.39 |
| 1979 | 33.69 |
| 1980 | 36.17 |
| 1981 | 37.33 |
| 1982 | 36.28 |
| 1984 | 40.29 |
| 1985 | 38.07 |
| 1986 | 37.51 |
| 1987 | 38.28 |
| 1992 | 35.94 |
| 1993 | 39.39 |
| 1994 | 41.94 |
| 1995 | 39.44 |
| 1996 | 35.90 |
| 1997 | 29.89 |
| 2000 | 34.51 |
| 2001 | 33.41 |
| 2002 | 33.51 |
| 2003 | 34.12 |
| 2004 | 35.09 |
| 2006 | 29.56 |
| 2007 | 29.46 |
| 2008 | 28.23 |
| 2009 | 32.81 |
| 2010 | 33.72 |
| 2011 | 30.55 |
| 2012 | 34.46 |
| 2013 | 34.21 |
| 2016 | 39.43 |
| 2017 | 42.05 |
| 2018 | 41.37 |
Expenditure on tertiary education (% of government expenditure on education)
Expenditure on tertiary education (% of government expenditure on education) in Malaysia was 21.35 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 47 years was 36.97 in 2011, while its lowest value was 11.31 in 1971.
Definition: Expenditure on tertiary education is expressed as a percentage of total general government expenditure on education. General government usually refers to local, regional and central governments.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1971 | 11.31 |
| 1979 | 13.93 |
| 1980 | 14.78 |
| 1981 | 15.56 |
| 1982 | 15.96 |
| 1984 | 16.59 |
| 1985 | 17.97 |
| 1986 | 18.06 |
| 1987 | 17.37 |
| 1992 | 21.44 |
| 1993 | 17.98 |
| 1994 | 18.13 |
| 1995 | 20.01 |
| 1996 | 23.81 |
| 1997 | 29.03 |
| 2000 | 32.06 |
| 2001 | 34.25 |
| 2002 | 33.30 |
| 2003 | 34.99 |
| 2004 | 33.45 |
| 2006 | 36.13 |
| 2007 | 33.03 |
| 2009 | 35.94 |
| 2010 | 34.45 |
| 2011 | 36.97 |
| 2012 | 28.47 |
| 2013 | 30.51 |
| 2016 | 23.39 |
| 2017 | 20.99 |
| 2018 | 21.35 |
Government expenditure on education, total (% of government expenditure)
Government expenditure on education, total (% of government expenditure) in Malaysia was 16.37 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 29 years was 25.90 in 2002, while its lowest value was 14.04 in 2008.
Definition: General government expenditure on education (current, capital, and transfers) is expressed as a percentage of total general government expenditure on all sectors (including health, education, social services, etc.). It includes expenditure funded by transfers from international sources to government. General government usually refers to local, regional and central governments.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1992 | 19.11 |
| 1993 | 17.31 |
| 1994 | 19.92 |
| 1995 | 19.50 |
| 1996 | 22.77 |
| 1997 | 20.05 |
| 1999 | 21.19 |
| 2000 | 21.39 |
| 2001 | 24.35 |
| 2002 | 25.90 |
| 2003 | 24.54 |
| 2004 | 21.01 |
| 2006 | 16.75 |
| 2007 | 16.12 |
| 2008 | 14.04 |
| 2009 | 18.46 |
| 2010 | 18.41 |
| 2011 | 20.98 |
| 2012 | 19.85 |
| 2013 | 19.45 |
| 2014 | 19.80 |
| 2015 | 19.81 |
| 2016 | 20.94 |
| 2017 | 21.32 |
| 2018 | 19.64 |
| 2019 | 17.69 |
| 2020 | 16.76 |
| 2021 | 16.37 |
Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP)
Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP) in Malaysia was 4.16 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 48 years was 7.66 in 2002, while its lowest value was 3.96 in 2008.
Definition: General government expenditure on education (current, capital, and transfers) is expressed as a percentage of GDP. It includes expenditure funded by transfers from international sources to government. General government usually refers to local, regional and central governments.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1971 | 4.55 |
| 1979 | 5.09 |
| 1980 | 5.73 |
| 1981 | 6.70 |
| 1982 | 7.03 |
| 1984 | 5.67 |
| 1985 | 6.11 |
| 1986 | 7.24 |
| 1987 | 6.33 |
| 1992 | 5.11 |
| 1993 | 4.65 |
| 1994 | 4.71 |
| 1995 | 4.34 |
| 1996 | 4.91 |
| 1997 | 4.62 |
| 1999 | 5.69 |
| 2000 | 5.97 |
| 2001 | 7.48 |
| 2002 | 7.66 |
| 2003 | 7.50 |
| 2004 | 5.92 |
| 2006 | 4.49 |
| 2007 | 4.37 |
| 2008 | 3.96 |
| 2009 | 5.97 |
| 2010 | 4.97 |
| 2011 | 5.76 |
| 2012 | 5.74 |
| 2013 | 5.48 |
| 2014 | 5.21 |
| 2015 | 4.89 |
| 2016 | 4.75 |
| 2017 | 4.68 |
| 2018 | 4.48 |
| 2019 | 4.16 |
Classification
Topic: Education Indicators
Sub-Topic: Inputs
