Initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP in Malaysia
Malaysia: Initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP was 17.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP in Malaysia, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2023, initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp in Malaysia stood at 17.7%.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and up 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp in Malaysia peaked at 19.1% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 10.2%, in 2006.
That places Malaysia 47th out of 127 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 12.3% | — |
| 2001 | 16.1% | +31.1% |
| 2002 | 19.1% | +18.5% |
| 2003 | 17.7% | -7.3% |
| 2004 | 14.0% | -21.0% |
| 2006 | 10.2% | -27.1% |
| 2007 | 10.9% | +7.1% |
| 2008 | 13.2% | +20.9% |
| 2009 | 14.4% | +8.9% |
| 2010 | 12.6% | -12.6% |
| 2011 | 15.2% | +20.8% |
| 2012 | 17.6% | +16.1% |
| 2013 | 16.4% | -7.1% |
| 2014 | 16.2% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 16.3% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 16.5% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 16.6% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 16.3% | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 16.5% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 17.8% | +7.5% |
| 2023 | 17.7% | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.2% | 10.2% | 19.1% | 9 |
| 2010s | 16.0% | 12.6% | 17.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.7% | 17.7% | 17.8% | 2 |
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 initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp in Malaysia?
- Initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp in Malaysia was 17.7% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 19.1% in 2002.
- What is the lowest initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.2% in 2006.
- How does Malaysia rank for initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp?
- Malaysia ranks 47th out of 127 countries with data for 2023.
- Is initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.0%. 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 Initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release