Hong Kong, China vs Malaysia: Government expenditure on pre-primary education, constant PPP$

Hong Kong, China
1,048 millions
in 2019
Malaysia
1,217 millions
in 2019
Hong Kong, China rank
43rd
Malaysia rank
41st

Government expenditure on pre-primary education, constant PPP$ over time

  • Hong Kong, China
  • Malaysia
05001.0k1.5k199220052019

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 1,217 millions against 1,048 millions in Hong Kong, China, a difference of 169 millions.

That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.2 times Hong Kong, China's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 20 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Malaysia ahead.

Hong Kong, China ranks 43rd and Malaysia ranks 41st of 143 countries.

Malaysia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Hong Kong, China Malaysia Difference Ahead
1990s 28.21 millions 88.7 millions 60.49 millions Malaysia
2000s 277.93 millions 306.83 millions 28.9 millions Malaysia
2010s 653.9 millions 1,072 millions 418.25 millions Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher government expenditure on pre-primary education, constant ppp$, Hong Kong, China or Malaysia?
Malaysia, at 1,217 millions against 1,048 millions in Hong Kong, China as of 2019.
What is the difference in government expenditure on pre-primary education, constant ppp$ between Hong Kong, China and Malaysia?
169 millions, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Malaysia?
20 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2019.
How do Hong Kong, China and Malaysia rank globally for government expenditure on pre-primary education, constant ppp$?
Hong Kong, China ranks 43rd and Malaysia ranks 41st of 143 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Government expenditure on pre-primary education, constant PPP$ (millions). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Hong Kong, China vs Malaysia: Government expenditure on pre-primary education, constant PPP$. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 04 September 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/government-expenditure-on-pre-primary-education-constant-ppp-millions/hong-kong-sar-china/malaysia/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/government-expenditure-on-pre-primary-education-constant-ppp-millions/hong-kong-sar-china/malaysia/">Hong Kong, China vs Malaysia: Government expenditure on pre-primary education, constant PPP$</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Government expenditure on pre-primary education, constant PPP$ (millions)
Unit
millions
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
143 places, 2,173 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Total general (local, regional and central) government expenditure on pre-primary education (current, capital, and transfers), in millions PPP$ (at purchasing power parity) in constant value (taking into account inflation). It includes expenditure funded by transfers from international sources to government. Total government expenditure for a given level of education (e.g. primary, secondary, or all levels combined) in national currency is converted to PPP$, and where it is expressed in constant value, uses a GDP deflator to account for inflation. The constant prices base year is normally three years before the year of the data release. For example, in the July 2017 data release, constant PPP$ values are expressed in 2014 prices. Limitations: In some instances data on total government expenditure on education refers only to the Ministry of Education, excluding other ministries which may also spend a part of their budget on educational activities. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/