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Malaysia: Current education expenditure, secondary

96.50percent · 2021+4.1% since 2009

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
202196.497
202099.202
201995.638
201892.858
201791.058
201691.685
201391.204
201290.12
201199.981
201099.987
200992.688
200899.489
200796.969
200696.605
200485.558
200366.213
200260.904
200160.689
200066.172
199973.66
199886.079

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World Bank (2026). Current education expenditure, secondary. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-current-education-expenditure-secondary (accessed 2026-11-08). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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