Initial private expenditure on education (household) as a percentage in Malaysia
Malaysia: Initial private expenditure on education (household) as a percentage was 1.2% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Initial private expenditure on education (household) as a percentage in Malaysia, 2010–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, initial private expenditure on education (household) as a percentage in Malaysia stood at 1.2%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, initial private expenditure on education (household) as a percentage in Malaysia peaked at 1.2% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.1%, in 2011.
Malaysia ranks 27th of 87 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Initial private expenditure on education (household) as a percentage in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1.1% | — |
| 2011 | 1.1% | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 1.1% | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 1.2% | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 1.2% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 1.2% | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 1.2% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 1.2% | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 1.2% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 1.2% | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 1.2% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.2% | 1.1% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1 |
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 private expenditure on education (household) as a percentage in Malaysia?
- Initial private expenditure on education (household) as a percentage in Malaysia was 1.2% in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest initial private expenditure on education (household) as a percentage recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.2% in 2020.
- What is the lowest initial private expenditure on education (household) as a percentage recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 2011.
- How does Malaysia rank for initial private expenditure on education (household) as a percentage?
- Malaysia ranks 27th out of 87 countries with data for 2020.
- Is initial private expenditure on education (household) as a percentage rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.0%. 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 private expenditure on education (household) as a percentage of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release