Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Malaysia
Malaysia: Adjusted savings: education expenditure was 3.9% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Malaysia, 1970–2021
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GNI.
Analysis
In 2021, adjusted savings: education expenditure in Malaysia stood at 3.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 30.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: education expenditure in Malaysia peaked at 6.4% in 1986 and was at its lowest, 3.7%, in 2007.
That places Malaysia 103rd out of 200 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 52 years of available data.
Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 5.0% | — |
| 1971 | 4.0% | -20.2% |
| 1972 | 5.0% | +25.3% |
| 1973 | 5.0% | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 5.0% | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 5.0% | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 5.0% | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 5.0% | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 5.0% | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 4.7% | -6.2% |
| 1980 | 4.8% | +2.1% |
| 1981 | 5.6% | +16.7% |
| 1982 | 5.7% | +1.8% |
| 1983 | 5.4% | -5.5% |
| 1984 | 4.9% | -9.1% |
| 1985 | 5.5% | +12.2% |
| 1986 | 6.4% | +16.4% |
| 1987 | 5.9% | -7.8% |
| 1988 | 4.6% | -22.0% |
| 1989 | 4.4% | -4.3% |
| 1990 | 4.1% | -6.8% |
| 1991 | 4.3% | +4.9% |
| 1992 | 4.6% | +7.0% |
| 1993 | 4.3% | -6.5% |
| 1994 | 4.1% | -4.7% |
| 1995 | 3.7% | -9.8% |
| 1996 | 4.2% | +13.5% |
| 1997 | 4.0% | -4.8% |
| 1998 | 3.7% | -7.5% |
| 1999 | 4.5% | +21.7% |
| 2000 | 4.3% | -4.8% |
| 2001 | 5.1% | +19.6% |
| 2002 | 4.8% | -6.2% |
| 2003 | 5.4% | +12.5% |
| 2004 | 5.5% | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 4.7% | -14.8% |
| 2006 | 3.9% | -17.4% |
| 2007 | 3.7% | -5.1% |
| 2008 | 4.1% | +10.2% |
| 2009 | 4.4% | +8.7% |
| 2010 | 5.0% | +13.1% |
| 2011 | 5.6% | +11.6% |
| 2012 | 5.3% | -4.2% |
| 2013 | 6.1% | +14.1% |
| 2014 | 5.1% | -16.6% |
| 2015 | 4.7% | -6.5% |
| 2016 | 4.5% | -5.4% |
| 2017 | 4.4% | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 4.3% | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 3.9% | -8.6% |
| 2020 | 3.9% | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 3.9% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.9% | 4.0% | 5.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.3% | 4.4% | 6.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.2% | 3.7% | 4.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.6% | 3.7% | 5.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.9% | 3.9% | 6.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.9% | 3.9% | 3.9% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More economy & growth data for Malaysia
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.04 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.97 Percent per annum (2029)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate 4.15 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 3.04 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per capita 39,906 current LCU per person (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 3.07 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.6284 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 8,247 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 16.14 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2133 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: education expenditure in Malaysia?
- Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Malaysia was 3.9% in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: education expenditure recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 6.4% in 1986.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: education expenditure recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.7% in 2007.
- How does Malaysia rank for adjusted savings: education expenditure?
- Malaysia ranks 103rd out of 200 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: education expenditure rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Adjusted savings: education expenditure (% of GNI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross National Income (GNI) which is the total income earned by all residents within an economic territory during an accounting period. It is equal to gross domestic product plus earned income receivable from abroad minus earned income payable abroad.