Belgium vs Malaysia: Government expenditure on tertiary education, PPP$

Belgium
8,374 millions
in 2017
Malaysia
8,930 millions
in 2019
Belgium rank
26th
Malaysia rank
24th

Government expenditure on tertiary education, PPP$ over time

  • Belgium
  • Malaysia
2.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k12.5k199220052019

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 8,930 millions against 8,374 millions in Belgium, a difference of 556 millions.

That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.1 times Belgium's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 10 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Belgium ahead.

Belgium ranks 26th and Malaysia ranks 24th of 145 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium Malaysia Difference Ahead
1990s 1,807 millions 1,969 millions 161.71 millions Malaysia
2000s 5,908 millions 11,431 millions 5,523 millions Malaysia
2010s 7,192 millions 10,314 millions 3,122 millions Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher government expenditure on tertiary education, ppp$, Belgium or Malaysia?
Malaysia, at 8,930 millions against 8,374 millions in Belgium as of 2019.
What is the difference in government expenditure on tertiary education, ppp$ between Belgium and Malaysia?
556 millions, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Malaysia?
10 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2017.
How do Belgium and Malaysia rank globally for government expenditure on tertiary education, ppp$?
Belgium ranks 26th and Malaysia ranks 24th of 145 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Government expenditure on tertiary education, PPP$ (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

Belgium vs Malaysia: Government expenditure on tertiary education, PPP$. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 22 August 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/government-expenditure-on-tertiary-education-ppp-millions/belgium/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-tertiary-education-ppp-millions/belgium/malaysia/">Belgium vs Malaysia: Government expenditure on tertiary education, PPP$</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Government expenditure on tertiary education, PPP$ (millions)
Unit
millions
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
145 places, 2,109 data points, 1984–2019
Last refreshed

Total general (local, regional and central) government expenditure on tertiary education (current, capital, and transfers), in millions PPP$ (at purchasing power parity), in nominal value. 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$. 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/