Education spending in Malaysia
Government spending on education in Malaysia was equal to 3.5% of GDP in 2023.
Malaysia, 2023
3.5%
Change from 2022
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World, 2023
3.6%
Education spending in Malaysia over time
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% of GDP. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Malaysia | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3.5% | 3.6% |
| 2022 | 3.5% | 3.9% |
| 2021 | 4.3% | 4.2% |
| 2020 | 3.9% | 4.3% |
| 2019 | 4.2% | 4.2% |
| 2018 | 4.5% | 4.2% |
| 2017 | 4.7% | 4.1% |
| 2016 | 4.8% | 4.2% |
| 2015 | 4.9% | 4.2% |
| 2014 | 5.2% | 4.2% |
| 2013 | 5.5% | 4.3% |
| 2012 | 5.7% | 4.0% |
| 2011 | 5.8% | 4.1% |
| 2010 | 5.0% | 4.2% |
| 2009 | 6.0% | 4.7% |
| 2008 | 4.0% | 4.2% |
| 2007 | 4.4% | 4.0% |
| 2006 | 4.5% | 4.0% |
| 2005 | – | 4.0% |
| 2004 | 5.9% | 3.9% |
| 2003 | 7.5% | 4.1% |
| 2002 | 7.7% | 3.9% |
| 2001 | 7.5% | 3.9% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of 0 percentage points from 3.5% in 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was 5.5%, the figure has changed by −2.0 percentage points.
- The figure for the world in 2023 was 3.6%.
More for Malaysia
All statistics for Malaysia
Tertiary education enrolment (gross)
38.5%
2024 · World Bank
Primary school enrolment (gross)
90.4%
2024 · World Bank
ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate
10.3%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Out-of-school children
12.0%
2024 · UNESCO UIS
Out-of-school adolescents
18.0%
2024 · UNESCO UIS
Out-of-school youth
34.9%
2024 · UNESCO UIS