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Malaysia: Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government expenditure

14.10percent · 2023-27.5% since 2013

Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government expenditure (%) (UIS calculation). UNESCO Institute for Statistics indicator XGOVEXP.IMF. Annual figures for Malaysia from 2000 to 2023.

20002023

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
202314.101
202220.15
202120.463
202015.622
201917.636
201819.643
201721.21
201620.789
201519.811
201419.801
201319.454
201219.851
201120.977
201018.406
200918.465
200814.039
200716.125
200616.746
200421.013
200324.542
200225.904
200124.349
200021.391

Source

Published by UIS, produced by UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Licence: CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO. Retrieved 2026-11-07.

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UIS (2026). Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government expenditure. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/uis-xgovexp-imf (accessed 2026-11-10). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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