Malaysia vs Palau: Government spending on education overall vs. primary education

Malaysia

3.5%

in 2023

Palau

3.4%

in 2023

Malaysia rank

126th

Palau rank

129th

Government spending on education overall vs. primary education over time

Malaysia currently reports 3.5% against 3.4% in Palau, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 7 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Palau ahead.

Malaysia ranks 126th and Palau ranks 129th of 199 countries.

Indicator: Government spending on education overall vs. primary education
Unit: % of GDP
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 5,140 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Total annual general government spending on all levels of education, expressed as a percentage of GDP.