Denmark vs Malaysia: Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education

Denmark

14.2%

in 2022

Malaysia

14.1%

in 2023

Denmark rank

74th

Malaysia rank

76th

Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education over time

Denmark currently reports 14.2% against 14.1% in Malaysia, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Malaysia ahead.

Globally, Denmark ranks 74th and Malaysia ranks 76th of 194 countries.

Indicator: Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 194 places, 4,043 data points, 1980–2025
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Percentage of total general government spending (across all sectors) that is allocated to education.