Malaysia vs North America: Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes

Malaysia
1.00 million number
in 2019
North America
8.79 million number
in 2019
Malaysia rank
34th
North America rank
36th

Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes over time

  • Malaysia
  • North America
02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M10.0M197019942019

How they compare

North America currently reports 8.79 million number against 1.00 million number in Malaysia, a difference of 7.78 million number.

That makes North America's figure about 8.8 times Malaysia's.

Across all 37 years both countries report, North America has been ahead every year.

Malaysia ranks 34th and North America ranks 36th of 199 countries.

North America has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malaysia North America Difference Ahead
1970s 55,624 number 4.75 million number 4.69 million number North America
1980s 271,969 number 6.26 million number 5.98 million number North America
1990s 456,658 number 8.35 million number 7.90 million number North America
2000s 641,829 number 8.53 million number 7.89 million number North America
2010s 918,738 number 8.91 million number 7.99 million number North America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes, Malaysia or North America?
North America, at 8.79 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 Malaysia and North America?
7.78 million number, with North America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and North America?
37 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2019.
How do Malaysia and North America rank globally for enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes?
Malaysia ranks 34th and North America ranks 36th of 199 countries.
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.