{
  "id": 6264662,
  "title": "Malaysia on par with Singapore in educational equity, says OECD",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/malaysia-on-par-with-singapore-in-educational-equity-says-oecd",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-08T09:57:31.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2026/09/1528388/malaysia-par-singapore-educational-equity-says-oecd"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "PUTRAJAYA: The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has found that Malaysia's education system provides learning opportunities comparable to high-performing systems like Singapore, according to PISA 2025 results. Dr Andreas Schleicher, director of the OECD's Directorate for Education and Skills, revealed that only about 17% of student performance variation occurs between schools in Malaysia, significantly lower than the global average. This disparity indicates a smaller achievement gap between schools in well-resourced and disadvantaged areas compared to most other education systems. Schleicher emphasized that Malaysia's educational equity performance is on par with high-performing nations such as Singapore, during a live broadcast discussing the PISA 2025 findings. He stressed that excellence and equity need not be at odds with each other.",
  "summary": "PUTRAJAYA: Malaysia compares favourably with high-performing education systems like Singapore in providing equitable learning opportunities across schools, according to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}