Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Malaysia: Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, both sexes

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
51.4%
in 2019
Malaysia
98.1%
in 2019
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
13th
Malaysia rank
14th

Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, both sexes over time

  • Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
  • Malaysia
020406080100199820082019

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 98.1% against 51.4% in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 46.7%.

That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.9 times Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

Across all 20 years both countries report, Malaysia has been ahead every year.

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 13th and Malaysia ranks 14th of 34 groups.

Malaysia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) Malaysia Difference Ahead
1990s 35.7% 54.5% 18.8% Malaysia
2000s 40.4% 60.5% 20.1% Malaysia
2010s 48.8% 93.1% 44.3% Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, both sexes, Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) or Malaysia?
Malaysia, at 98.1% against 51.4% in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2019.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, both sexes between Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Malaysia?
46.7%, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Malaysia?
20 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2019.
How do Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Malaysia rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, both sexes?
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 13th and Malaysia ranks 14th of 34 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
197 places, 2,741 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Total enrollment in early childhood education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total population of official early childhood education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.