Lesotho vs Malaysia: Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of GDP
Lesotho
0.5%
in 2018
Malaysia
0.6%
in 2023
Lesotho rank
119th
Malaysia rank
116th
Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of GDP over time
- Lesotho
- Malaysia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 0.6% against 0.5% in Lesotho, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.1 times Lesotho's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Lesotho ahead.
Lesotho ranks 119th and Malaysia ranks 116th of 173 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 4 and Malaysia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.1% | Lesotho |
| 1980s | 1.3% | 1.0% | 0.2% | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 1.6% | 1.0% | 0.7% | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 2.5% | 2.0% | 0.5% | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 1.0% | 0.4% | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp, Lesotho or Malaysia?
- Malaysia, at 0.6% against 0.5% in Lesotho as of 2023.
- What is the difference in government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp between Lesotho and Malaysia?
- 0.1%, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Malaysia?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
- How do Lesotho and Malaysia rank globally for government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp?
- Lesotho ranks 119th and Malaysia ranks 116th of 173 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of GDP (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release