Australia vs Malaysia: Enrolment in early childhood education, both sexes

Australia
931,545 number
in 2018
Malaysia
1.00 million number
in 2019
Australia rank
35th
Malaysia rank
33rd

Enrolment in early childhood education, both sexes over time

  • Australia
  • Malaysia
200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k1.0M199820082019

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 1.00 million number against 931,545 number in Australia, a difference of 72,325 number.

That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.

Across all 16 years both countries report, Malaysia has been ahead every year.

Australia ranks 35th and Malaysia ranks 33rd of 171 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Malaysia Difference Ahead
2000s 227,174 number 652,060 number 424,886 number Malaysia
2010s 792,332 number 918,808 number 126,475 number Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in early childhood education, both sexes, Australia or Malaysia?
Malaysia, at 1.00 million number against 931,545 number in Australia as of 2019.
What is the difference in enrolment in early childhood education, both sexes between Australia and Malaysia?
72,325 number, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Malaysia?
16 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2018.
How do Australia and Malaysia rank globally for enrolment in early childhood education, both sexes?
Australia ranks 35th and Malaysia ranks 33rd of 171 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in early childhood 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 early childhood education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
171 places, 2,434 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of students enrolled in public and private early childhood education institutions (ISCED 0) 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.