In a statement today, Ipsos noted 71% of Malaysian respondents agreed that children under 14 should be banned from using social media both in and out of school, while Indonesia recorded a total of 79%.

The survey also found 51% of Malaysians agreed that those under 14 should be banned from using smartphones both during and after school, while 29% agreed they should also be banned from using ChatGPT.

Meanwhile, the survey found 56% of Malaysians believe that teachers and schools should shoulder the responsibility of teaching digital literacy and online safety, while 39% agreed the responsibility should fall on the parents.

The survey also found Malaysians believe that the country’s education quality is improving, but less than half perceived it as being of good quality, with 44% of the respondents rating the overall quality of the education system in the country as good, followed by neither bad nor good (29%), and poor (25%).

According to Ipsos, many believe that the curriculum should place more emphasis on new technology.

“In Singapore and Indonesia, opinions are more balanced, with a slight preference for the current curriculum. One out of five Malaysians believe that new technologies already take up too much space,” the research firm said.