Chile vs Malaysia: Government expenditure on tertiary education, US$

Chile
3,791 millions
in 2017
Malaysia
3,452 millions
in 2019
Chile rank
33rd
Malaysia rank
35th

Government expenditure on tertiary education, US$ over time

  • Chile
  • Malaysia
02.0k4.0k6.0k197119952019

How they compare

Chile currently reports 3,791 millions against 3,452 millions in Malaysia, a difference of 339 millions.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Chile ahead.

Chile ranks 33rd and Malaysia ranks 35th of 158 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 2 and Malaysia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Chile Malaysia Difference Ahead
1970s 255.61 millions 150.31 millions 105.3 millions Chile
1980s 395.43 millions 273.77 millions 121.66 millions Chile
1990s 327.85 millions 897.47 millions 569.62 millions Malaysia
2000s 633.76 millions 2,787 millions 2,153 millions Malaysia
2010s 2,873 millions 4,622 millions 1,750 millions Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher government expenditure on tertiary education, us$, Chile or Malaysia?
Chile, at 3,791 millions against 3,452 millions in Malaysia as of 2017.
What is the difference in government expenditure on tertiary education, us$ between Chile and Malaysia?
339 millions, with Chile ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Malaysia?
22 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2017.
How do Chile and Malaysia rank globally for government expenditure on tertiary education, us$?
Chile ranks 33rd and Malaysia ranks 35th of 158 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Government expenditure on tertiary education, US$ (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

Chile vs Malaysia: Government expenditure on tertiary education, US$. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 19 August 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/government-expenditure-on-tertiary-education-us-millions/chile/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-us-millions/chile/malaysia/">Chile vs Malaysia: Government expenditure on tertiary education, US$</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Government expenditure on tertiary education, US$ (millions)
Unit
millions
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
158 places, 3,257 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Total general (local, regional and central) government expenditure on tertiary education (current, capital, and transfers) in millions US$ (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 US$. 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/