This is the Budget for the Free Meals Program in a Middle-Upper Income Country.

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Adi Ahdiat 27/02/2024 17:08 WIB

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In 2022, 14 upper-middle-income countries had policies for free school meal programs. Malaysia had the largest budget, approximately Rp5 million per child per year.

Average Budget for Free Meals Programs in Upper-Middle-Income Countries (2022)

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Average Budget for Free Meals Programs in Upper-Middle-Income Countries (2022)

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According to the World Food Programme (WFP), in 2022, 14 upper-middle-income countries had national school feeding policies or free school meal programs.

Of these, Malaysia had the largest budget for its free meal program.

Based on WFP data, approximately 1.02 million schoolchildren in Malaysia received free meals in 2022, with a total budget of US$335.76 million.

On average, the budget for the free meal program in Malaysia reached US$328 per child per year, or approximately Rp5.14 million per child per year (assuming an exchange rate of Rp15,640 per US$).

This figure is higher than the average budget of Thailand, Botswana, Guatemala, Iraq, Mexico, and other countries with similar programs, as shown in the graph.

Indonesia plans to implement a free lunch program for schoolchildren starting in 2025.

According to Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto, the budget will be around Rp15,000 per child per day, excluding free milk.

However, Airlangga has not yet confirmed the number of target recipients and the frequency of meals per year, so the total budget is still unknown.

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