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

18.89percent · 2023-13.3% since 2012

Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government expenditure (%) (IMF calculation). UNESCO Institute for Statistics indicator XGOVEXP.IMFCALC. Annual figures for Malaysia from 2002 to 2023.

20022023

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
202318.892
202218.234
202119.72
201920.347
201821.985
201723.284
201622.226
201522.23
201422.016
201321.614
201221.791
201121.747
201024.843
200924.78
200822.928
200722.803
200621.91
200521.14
200421.718
200325.88
200228.757

Source

Published by UIS, produced by UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Licence: CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO. Retrieved 2026-11-08.

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UIS (2026). Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government expenditure. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/uis-xgovexp-imfcalc (accessed 2026-11-13). catalog snapshot 2026-11-08.

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