PUTRAJAYA (March 26): Malaysia has scored top marks in the Writing domain of the Southeast Asia Primary Learning Metrics (SEA-PLM) 2024, according to the Ministry of Education (MOE). In a statement on Thursday, the MOE said Malaysia recorded an average score of 480.1 points in the Writing domain, which is 29.2 points higher than the regional average, and the highest among all Southeast Asian countries participating in SEA-PLM 2024. “This achievement reflects pupils’ level of critical thinking, encompassing content, context as well as the process of expressing ideas in writing,” the statement said. SEA-PLM measures the performance of Year Five pupils across four main domains, namely Reading, Mathematics, Writing and Global Citizenship. In Malaysia, the assessment involved 4,379 pupils from 158 primary schools, encompassing Sekolah Kebangsaan (SK), Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan Cina (SJKC), Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan Tamil (SJKT), Sekolah Kebangsaan Asli, Sekolah Agama Bantuan Kerajaan and private schools.

Source: The Edge Markets March 26, 2026 11:44 UTC