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Malawi: Expenditure on primary education

43.92percent · 2016-24.1% since 1996

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. Annual figures for Malawi from 1971 to 2016.

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Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
201643.92
201543.952
201449.478
201336.736
201134.641
201034.76
200354.924
200145.225
200052.811
199965.256
199657.868
199544.099
199040.263
198932.578
198840.388
198736.664
198633.013
197643.917
197543.469
197437.955
197335.937
197235.271
197131.77

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by UNESCO. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-08.

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World Bank (2026). Expenditure on primary education. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-expenditure-on-primary-education (accessed 2026-11-14). catalog snapshot 2026-11-08.

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