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

Malaysia

14.1%

in 2023

Rwanda

13.9%

in 2025

Malaysia rank

76th

Rwanda rank

77th

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

Malaysia currently reports 14.1% against 13.9% in Rwanda, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Malaysia ahead.

Globally, Malaysia ranks 76th and Rwanda ranks 77th 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.