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Malaysia: Current education expenditure, total

94.41percent · 2021+0.1% 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
202194.408
202097.216
201992.38
201893.361
201792.09
201691.929
201594.39
201494.246
201390.463
201289.549
201194.352
200984.504
200899.436
200782.418
200486.916
200365.81
200258.312
200160.213
200065.188
199973.707
199878.265

Source

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

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

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