Kyrgyzstan vs Malaysia: Official entrance age to compulsory education

Kyrgyzstan
6 years
in 2020
Malaysia
6 years
in 2019
Kyrgyzstan rank
24th
Malaysia rank
24th

Official entrance age to compulsory education over time

  • Kyrgyzstan
  • Malaysia
02468199820092020

How they compare

Kyrgyzstan currently reports 6 years against 6 years in Malaysia, a difference of 0 years.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 17 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Kyrgyzstan ahead.

Kyrgyzstan ranks 24th and Malaysia ranks 24th of 195 countries.

Kyrgyzstan has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kyrgyzstan Malaysia Difference Ahead
2000s 7 years 6 years 1 years Kyrgyzstan
2010s 6.4 years 6 years 0.4 years Kyrgyzstan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher official entrance age to compulsory education, Kyrgyzstan or Malaysia?
Kyrgyzstan, at 6 years against 6 years in Malaysia as of 2020.
What is the difference in official entrance age to compulsory education between Kyrgyzstan and Malaysia?
0 years, with Kyrgyzstan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kyrgyzstan and Malaysia?
17 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2019.
How do Kyrgyzstan and Malaysia rank globally for official entrance age to compulsory education?
Kyrgyzstan ranks 24th and Malaysia ranks 24th of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Official entrance age to compulsory education (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Official entrance age to compulsory education (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
195 places, 4,083 data points, 1975–2020
Last refreshed

Official age when students should enter compulsory education assuming they start at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, study full-time throughout and progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade. The theoretical entrance age to a given programme or level is typically, but not always, the most common entrance age.