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Malaysia: Expenditure on primary education

34.04percent · 2018-12.9% since 2008

Expenditure on primary education is expressed as a percentage of total general government expenditure on education. General government usually refers to local, regional and central governments. Annual figures for Malaysia from 1971 to 2018.

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Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
201834.036
201733.756
201633.787
201533.197
201432.247
201332.148
201233.589
201129.271
201028.583
200927.676
200839.065
200729.825
200627.707
200429.572
200329.277
200231.187
200127.798
200027.168
199728.134
199631.457
199528.579
199434.979
199333.475
199234.627
198735.968
198635.502
198534.621
198436.408
198232.354
198132.102
198034.195
197936.358
197144.816

Source

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

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World Bank (2026). Expenditure on primary education. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-expenditure-on-primary-education (accessed 2026-11-08). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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