Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in in Malaysia
Malaysia: Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in was 100.0% in 2013. ▲ Rising
Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in in Malaysia, 1998–2013
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in in Malaysia is 100.0%, measured in 2013. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of up 30.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in in Malaysia peaked at 100.0% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 33.9%, in 2000.
Malaysia ranks 1st of 67 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 74.1% | — |
| 1999 | 49.9% | -32.7% |
| 2000 | 33.9% | -32.1% |
| 2001 | 58.1% | +71.6% |
| 2002 | 59.1% | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 76.5% | +29.3% |
| 2004 | 78.1% | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 59.4% | -24.0% |
| 2007 | 55.9% | -5.8% |
| 2008 | 98.2% | +75.6% |
| 2009 | 99.6% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 98.4% | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 99.7% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 100.0% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 62.0% | 49.9% | 74.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 68.8% | 33.9% | 99.6% | 9 |
| 2010s | 99.5% | 98.4% | 100.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 1 Andorra 100.0% compare
- 1 Barbados 100.0% compare
- 1 Cape Verde 100.0% compare
- 1 Cuba 100.0% compare
- 1 Gabon 100.0%
- 1 Kazakhstan 100.0% compare
- 1 Luxembourg 100.0%
- 1 Morocco 100.0% compare
- 1 Malawi 100.0%
- 1 Turks and Caicos Islands 100.0% compare
- 1 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 100.0% compare
- 1 South Africa 100.0% compare
More education data for Malaysia
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 0 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 475,967 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 460,041 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.64 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.06 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0859 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in in Malaysia?
- Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in in Malaysia was 100.0% in 2013, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2012.
- What is the lowest current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.9% in 2000.
- How does Malaysia rank for current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in?
- Malaysia ranks 1st out of 67 countries with data for 2013.
- Is current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in post-secondary non-tertiary public institutions (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release