Duration of compulsory education in Malaysia
Malaysia: Duration of compulsory education was 6 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
6
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
182nd
of 205 countries
All-time high
6
in 2003
All-time low
6
in 2003
Years of data
23
2003–2025
Duration of compulsory education in Malaysia, 2003–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 6 for duration of compulsory education in 2025. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, duration of compulsory education in Malaysia peaked at 6 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 6, in 2003.
That places Malaysia 182nd out of 205 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
| 2010s | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 182 Benin 6 compare
- 182 Cameroon 6 compare
- 182 Comoros 6 compare
- 182 Democratic Republic of Congo 6 compare
- 182 Equatorial Guinea 6 compare
- 182 Guinea 6 compare
- 182 Guyana 6 compare
- 182 Haiti 6 compare
- 182 Iraq 6 compare
- 182 Jamaica 6 compare
- 182 Liberia 6 compare
- 182 Rwanda 6 compare
- 182 Sao Tome and Principe 6 compare
- 182 Singapore 6 compare
- 182 Suriname 6 compare
More education data for Malaysia
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 21.3% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 70.7% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 90.4% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 273,792 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 1.54 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 90.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is duration of compulsory education in Malaysia?
- Duration of compulsory education in Malaysia was 6 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest duration of compulsory education recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 6 in 2003.
- What is the lowest duration of compulsory education recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6 in 2003.
- How does Malaysia rank for duration of compulsory education?
- Malaysia ranks 182nd out of 205 countries with data for 2025.
- Is duration of compulsory education rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Duration of compulsory education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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