Government expenditure on secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary in Malaysia
Malaysia: Government expenditure on secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary was 0.0% in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Government expenditure on secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary in Malaysia, 2012–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 0.0% for government expenditure on secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 100.0% on the previous year and down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government expenditure on secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary in Malaysia peaked at 0.1% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2020.
Malaysia ranks 63rd of 65 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Government expenditure on secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 0.1% | — |
| 2013 | 0.1% | +69.0% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | -18.2% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | -15.4% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | +65.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | -74.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 60 Gabon 0.0%
- 61 Peru 0.0% compare
- 62 Maldives 0.0% compare
- 63 El Salvador 0.0%
- 63 Seychelles 0.0%
More education data for Malaysia
- 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)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.06 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -1.2 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government expenditure on secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary in Malaysia?
- Government expenditure on secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary in Malaysia was 0.0% in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest government expenditure on secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2016.
- What is the lowest government expenditure on secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2020.
- How does Malaysia rank for government expenditure on secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary?
- Malaysia ranks 63rd out of 65 countries with data for 2020.
- Is government expenditure on secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Government expenditure on secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary vocational education as a percentage of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release