Official entrance age to pre primary education in Malaysia
Malaysia: Official entrance age to pre primary education was 4 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
4
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
14th
of 217 countries
All-time high
4
in 1970
All-time low
4
in 1970
Years of data
56
1970–2025
Official entrance age to pre primary education in Malaysia, 1970–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, official entrance age to pre primary education in Malaysia stood at 4. That is the highest value across all 56 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, official entrance age to pre primary education in Malaysia peaked at 4 in 1970 and was at its lowest, 4, in 1970.
That places Malaysia 14th out of 217 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
Official entrance age to pre primary education in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 4 | — |
| 1971 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 4 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| 1980s | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| 1990s | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 14 Aruba 4 compare
- 14 Benin 4 compare
- 14 Bermuda 4 compare
- 14 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 4 compare
- 14 Brazil 4 compare
- 14 Cameroon 4 compare
- 14 Costa Rica 4 compare
- 14 Djibouti 4 compare
- 14 Egypt 4 compare
- 14 El Salvador 4 compare
- 14 Equatorial Guinea 4 compare
- 14 Eritrea 4 compare
- 14 Ethiopia 4 compare
- 14 Falkland Islands, Malvinas 4 compare
- 14 Ghana 4 compare
- 14 Greece 4 compare
- 14 Guatemala 4 compare
- 14 Guinea 4 compare
- 14 Guyana 4 compare
- 14 Iraq 4 compare
- 14 Jordan 4 compare
- 14 Kuwait 4 compare
- 14 Libya 4 compare
- 14 Maldives 4 compare
- 14 Mali 4 compare
- 14 Morocco 4 compare
- 14 Naoero 4 compare
- 14 Niger 4 compare
- 14 Oman 4 compare
- 14 Palestine, State of 4 compare
- 14 Panama 4 compare
- 14 Seychelles 4 compare
- 14 Sudan 4 compare
- 14 Suriname 4 compare
- 14 Switzerland 4 compare
- 14 Tonga 4 compare
- 14 Turks and Caicos Islands 4 compare
- 14 United Arab Emirates 4 compare
- 14 Vanuatu 4 compare
- 14 Western Sahara 4 compare
- 14 Zimbabwe 4 compare
More education data for Malaysia
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 273,792 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 70.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 21.3% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 90.36 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 90.4% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0077 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is official entrance age to pre primary education in Malaysia?
- Official entrance age to pre primary education in Malaysia was 4 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest official entrance age to pre primary education recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 4 in 1970.
- What is the lowest official entrance age to pre primary education recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4 in 1970.
- How does Malaysia rank for official entrance age to pre primary education?
- Malaysia ranks 14th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is official entrance age to pre primary 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 Official entrance age to pre primary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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