Malaysia vs Maldives: Government expenditure per student, primary

Malaysia
16.1%
in 2017
Maldives
16.1%
in 2016
Malaysia rank
57th
Maldives rank
60th

Government expenditure per student, primary over time

  • Malaysia
  • Maldives
05101520200020082017

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 16.1% against 16.1% in Maldives, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Malaysia ahead.

Malaysia ranks 57th and Maldives ranks 60th of 122 countries.

Maldives has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malaysia Maldives Difference Ahead
2000s 13.8% 15.2% 1.3% Maldives
2010s 15.5% 15.9% 0.4% Maldives

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher government expenditure per student, primary, Malaysia or Maldives?
Malaysia, at 16.1% against 16.1% in Maldives as of 2017.
What is the difference in government expenditure per student, primary between Malaysia and Maldives?
0.0%, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Maldives?
12 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2016.
How do Malaysia and Maldives rank globally for government expenditure per student, primary?
Malaysia ranks 57th and Maldives ranks 60th of 122 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Government expenditure per student, primary (% of GDP per capita). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Malaysia vs Maldives: Government expenditure per student, primary. Statizoid, drawing on Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Retrieved 13 September 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/compare/government-expenditure-per-student-primary-percent-of-gdp-per-capita/malaysia/maldives/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/compare/government-expenditure-per-student-primary-percent-of-gdp-per-capita/malaysia/maldives/">Malaysia vs Maldives: Government expenditure per student, primary</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Government expenditure per student, primary (% of GDP per capita)
Unit
% of GDP per capita
Source
Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
143 places, 1,741 data points, 1995–2018
Last refreshed

Government expenditure per student is the average general government expenditure (current, capital, and transfers) per student in the given level of education, expressed as a percentage of GDP per capita.