Arab World vs Malaysia: Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes

Arab World
5.98 million number
in 2019
Malaysia
1.00 million number
in 2019
Arab World rank
38th
Malaysia rank
34th

Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes over time

  • Arab World
  • Malaysia
02.0M4.0M6.0M197019942019

How they compare

Arab World currently reports 5.98 million number against 1.00 million number in Malaysia, a difference of 4.98 million number.

That makes Arab World's figure about 6.0 times Malaysia's.

Across all 37 years both countries report, Arab World has been ahead every year.

Arab World ranks 38th and Malaysia ranks 34th of 45 groups.

Arab World has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Arab World Malaysia Difference Ahead
1970s 959,681 number 55,624 number 904,057 number Arab World
1980s 1.62 million number 271,969 number 1.35 million number Arab World
1990s 2.13 million number 456,658 number 1.68 million number Arab World
2000s 2.94 million number 641,829 number 2.30 million number Arab World
2010s 5.18 million number 918,738 number 4.26 million number Arab World

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes, Arab World or Malaysia?
Arab World, at 5.98 million number against 1.00 million number in Malaysia as of 2019.
What is the difference in enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes between Arab World and Malaysia?
4.98 million number, with Arab World ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Arab World and Malaysia?
37 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2019.
How do Arab World and Malaysia rank globally for enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes?
Arab World ranks 38th and Malaysia ranks 34th of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
244 places, 8,121 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of students enrolled in public and private pre-primary education institutions (ISCED 0.2) regardless of age. Within ISCED 0, early childhood educational development programmes are targeted at children aged 0 to 2 years; and pre-primary education programmes are targeted at children aged 3 years until the age to start ISCED 1.