Government expenditure per student, tertiary in Malaysia
Malaysia: Government expenditure per student, tertiary was 23.8% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Government expenditure per student, tertiary in Malaysia, 2000–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of GDP per capita.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 23.8% for government expenditure per student, tertiary in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.2% on the previous year and down 50.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government expenditure per student, tertiary in Malaysia peaked at 109.1% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 23.8%, in 2018.
Malaysia ranks 72nd of 111 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Government expenditure per student, tertiary in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | % of GDP per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 80.9% | — |
| 2001 | 109.1% | +34.9% |
| 2002 | 97.6% | -10.5% |
| 2003 | 89.3% | -8.5% |
| 2004 | 68.3% | -23.6% |
| 2006 | 57.6% | -15.6% |
| 2007 | 47.9% | -16.8% |
| 2009 | 59.5% | +24.2% |
| 2010 | 45.5% | -23.6% |
| 2011 | 58.9% | +29.5% |
| 2012 | 44.1% | -25.1% |
| 2013 | 44.1% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 25.9% | -41.3% |
| 2017 | 24.8% | -4.3% |
| 2018 | 23.8% | -4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 76.3% | 47.9% | 109.1% | 8 |
| 2010s | 38.2% | 23.8% | 58.9% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More education data for Malaysia
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 217,105 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government expenditure per student, tertiary in Malaysia?
- Government expenditure per student, tertiary in Malaysia was 23.8% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest government expenditure per student, tertiary recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 109.1% in 2001.
- What is the lowest government expenditure per student, tertiary recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.8% in 2018.
- How does Malaysia rank for government expenditure per student, tertiary?
- Malaysia ranks 72nd out of 111 countries with data for 2018.
- Is government expenditure per student, tertiary rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Government expenditure per student, tertiary (% of GDP per capita). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.