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Malaysia: Current education expenditure, primary

98.79percent · 2021-1.2% since 2011

Current expenditure is expressed as a percentage of direct expenditure in public educational institutions (instructional and non-instructional) of the specified level of education. Financial aid to students and other transfers are excluded from direct expenditure. Current expenditure is consumed within the current year and would have to be renewed if needed in the following year. It includes staff compensation and current expenditure other than for staff compensation (ex. on teaching materials, ancillary services and administration). Annual figures for Malaysia from 1998 to 2021.

19982021

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
202198.785
202099.43
201996.798
201899.397
201799.162
201698.139
201599.085
201498.891
201397.998
201295.355
2011100
200991.633
200899.606
200799.513
200486.426
200365.962
200259.819
200166.373
200074.996
199982.778
199890.707

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Published by World Bank, produced by UNESCO. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-07.

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