Malaysia vs Poland: Official entrance age to compulsory education

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

Official entrance age to compulsory education over time

  • Malaysia
  • Poland
02468200020102020

How they compare

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

Across all 17 years both countries report, Poland has been ahead every year.

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

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Malaysia Poland Difference Ahead
2000s 6 years 6.29 years 0.2857 years Poland
2010s 6 years 6 years 0 years

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher official entrance age to compulsory education, Malaysia or Poland?
Malaysia, at 6 years against 6 years in Poland as of 2019.
What is the difference in official entrance age to compulsory education between Malaysia and Poland?
0 years, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Poland?
17 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2019.
How do Malaysia and Poland rank globally for official entrance age to compulsory education?
Malaysia ranks 24th and Poland 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.