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Although the results dipped by five points from the 2019 cycle, students showed competitive reading levels and solid foundational numeracy. The assessment covered 4,379 Year Five pupils across 158 primary schools. 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HARIAN□UTUSAN M'SIA□  N.STRAITS TIMES□THE STAR□ SINAR HARIAN□\n\nQISTINA SALLEHUDDINPUTRAJAYAqistina.sallehuddin@nst.com.my  \nNST·12.2025 PG·L3  \nALAYSIA's performance inthe 2024 Southeast AsiaPrimary Learning MetricsSEA-PLM]assessmentremains above the regional aver-age,with a score of 314 for readingiteracy and 310 for mathematics.  \nDespite a slight decline of fivepoints compared with the first cyclein 2019,students continued to dem-onstrate competitive reading literacylevels and relatively strong founda-tional numeracy skills.  \nMalaysia is among seven South-east Asian countries that partici-pated in the regional assessmentorganised by the Southeast AsianMinisters of Education Organisa-tion (Seameo)in collaboration withUnicef.  \nEducation director-generalDr Mohd Azam Ahmad said theassessment involved a sample of  \n4,379 Year Five students from 158primary schools nationwide andincluded headteachers,teachersand parents.  \nHe said the 2024 SEA-PLMcohort comprised students born in2013,who were in Year One and YearTwo during the Movement ControlOrder[MCO]period between 2020and 2021.  \nHe added that learning dis-ruptions during the early years of  \nMalaysia remainsabove  \nregional average  \nschooling were a major factor affect-ing the students acquisition of basicskills and provided an importantcontext for interpreting the SEA-PLMfindings accurately  \n\"This cohort is unique as theyunderwent home-based teaching andlearning [PdPR]for nearly two yearsdue to the Covid-19 pandemic.Thisyear,the cohort is in Year Six and willenter Form One next year.  \n\"The same cohort will also par-ticipate in other international assess-ments,namely the Trends in Interna-tional Mathematics and Science Study[TIMSS]in 2027 and the Programmefor InternationalStudent Assessment(PISA)in 2029,\"he told apress confer-ence on Malaysia's performance in the2024 SEA-PLM last week.  \n# TARGETED INTERVENTIONSAND SKILL DEVELOPMENT\n\nAzam added that the ministry's nextfocus is to ensure all students achieveat least the minimum proficiency levelby the time they complete their primaryeducation.  \nIts two main priorities are increas-ing the percentage ofhigh-performingstudents and reducing the percentageof pupils who lagin basicliteracy skills.  \n\"Thisfocus has guided the ministryin designing more targeted interven-tions to ensure that students not onlyrecover but alsostrengthen their skillsto a higher level.  \n\"In SEA-PLM,Band 5 representsthe minimum proficiency level for  \nSEKTOR DOKUMENTASI PENDIDIKANBPPDP,Kementerian Pendidikan MalaysiaAras SB-4,Blok E8,Kompleks E,Pusat Pentadbiran Kerajaan Persekutuan62604 Putrajaya.Tel:03-88846425Faks:03-88846284                   \nTARIKH:11 DISEMBER 2025(KHAMIS)  \nN.STRAITS TIMESs中[   THE STAR□ SINAR HARIAN□  \nics are becoming increasingly effec-tive,particularly for boys,and that thefocus on enabling girlsto reach higherproficiency levels will continue to bestrengthened,\"he said.  \n# GENDER GAPIN\n\nREADING LITERACY  \nAzam said that while girls continuedto outperform boys in reading overall,the gap narrowed from nine points in2019 to seven points in 2024.  \nAzam added that ongoing literacyand numeracy initiatives,including thePrimarySchoolLiteracy and Numera-cy Programme [PLaN],Early Screen-ing and Intervention Programme forYear One(IPA).Highlylmmersive Pro-gramme (HIPl,Remedial InstructionProgramme and Special RemedialProgramme,are aimed at reducingachievement gaps and strengthen-ing students'mastery of foundationallearning.  \nFurther breakdowns of the findingsshowed that 20.2per cent of boys werestill in Bands 2 and 3,compared with  \n12.8 per cent of girls,indicating thatboys required more targeted support.  \nfoundational literacy,aligned with thebenchmark under Sustainable Devel-opment Goal4(SDG4),and pupils areexpected to achieve Band 5 or aboveto meet this internationally recognisedstandard,\"he said.  \n\"While reading literacy gapsremain,the mathematics domainshows that gender disparities ","cbCaitA2Cz6i4vqr","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaitA2Cz6i4vqr","pdf",1040616,"English","# SEA-PLM 2024 results\n## Scores and coverage\n## Targeted interventions and proficiency goals\n## Gender gap in reading and mathematics","[{\"question\":\"What were Malaysia’s SEA-PLM 2024 scores for reading and mathematics?\",\"answer\":\"Malaysia scored 314 for reading literacy and 310 for mathematics, both remaining above the regional average.\"},{\"question\":\"Which students and schools were included in the SEA-PLM assessment?\",\"answer\":\"The assessment involved 4,379 Year Five students from 158 primary schools nationwide, including headteachers, teachers, and parents.\"},{\"question\":\"How did the gender gap change in reading literacy from 2019 to 2024?\",\"answer\":\"The reading gap narrowed from nine points in 2019 to seven points in 2024, indicating progress though boys still needed more targeted support.\"}]","NST 11.12.2025 MALAYSIA REMAINS ABOVE REGIONAL AVERAGE | PDF"]