Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Malaysia
Malaysia: Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure was 21.5% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Malaysia, 1999–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Malaysia is 21.5%, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is up 13.7% on the previous year and up 14.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Malaysia peaked at 21.5% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 7.5%, in 2002.
Malaysia ranks 15th of 76 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 12.6% | — |
| 2000 | 9.7% | -23.3% |
| 2001 | 7.9% | -18.9% |
| 2002 | 7.5% | -4.5% |
| 2003 | 8.1% | +7.2% |
| 2004 | 9.7% | +20.5% |
| 2012 | 18.7% | +92.9% |
| 2013 | 18.9% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 19.0% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 18.7% | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 20.6% | +9.7% |
| 2017 | 20.2% | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 20.0% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 16.8% | -16.1% |
| 2020 | 18.9% | +12.8% |
| 2021 | 21.5% | +13.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.6% | 12.6% | 12.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 8.6% | 7.5% | 9.7% | 5 |
| 2010s | 19.1% | 16.8% | 20.6% | 8 |
| 2020s | 20.2% | 18.9% | 21.5% | 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 non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Malaysia?
- Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Malaysia was 21.5% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 21.5% in 2021.
- What is the lowest non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.5% in 2002.
- How does Malaysia rank for non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure?
- Malaysia ranks 15th out of 76 countries with data for 2021.
- Is non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.8%. 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 Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in primary public institutions (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release