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Malaysia
Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP)

General government expenditure on education (current, capital, and transfers) is expressed as a percentage of GDP. It includes expenditure funded by transfers from international sources to government. General government usually refers to local, regional and central governments.

Global rank#65out of 121 countries
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Historical trend

7.76.65.64.53.5197119972023Malaysia · 2023: 3.51%Malaysia

Analytical takeaways

  • Malaysia records 3.51% for Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP) in 2023, ranking #65 globally out of 121 countries.
  • Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP) declined from 4.55% in 1971 to 3.51% in 2023, a decrease of 1.04%.
  • The country sits in the middle of the global distribution for this metric, making the page a balanced entry point for comparative analysis beyond the extremes.

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