Malaysia vs SDG: Small Island Developing States: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity
Malaysia
0.85 GPIA
in 2022
SDG: Small Island Developing States
0.95 GPIA
in 2024
Malaysia rank
37th
SDG: Small Island Developing States rank
38th
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity over time
- Malaysia
- SDG: Small Island Developing States
How they compare
SDG: Small Island Developing States currently reports 0.95 GPIA against 0.85 GPIA in Malaysia, a difference of 0.1 GPIA.
That makes SDG: Small Island Developing States's figure about 1.1 times Malaysia's.
Across all 8 years both countries report, SDG: Small Island Developing States has been ahead every year.
Malaysia ranks 37th and SDG: Small Island Developing States ranks 38th of 84 countries.
SDG: Small Island Developing States has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | SDG: Small Island Developing States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.32 GPIA | 0.89 GPIA | 0.57 GPIA | SDG: Small Island Developing States |
| 2000s | 0.51 GPIA | 0.9 GPIA | 0.39 GPIA | SDG: Small Island Developing States |
| 2010s | 0.726 GPIA | 0.946 GPIA | 0.22 GPIA | SDG: Small Island Developing States |
| 2020s | 0.85 GPIA | 0.96 GPIA | 0.11 GPIA | SDG: Small Island Developing States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity, Malaysia or SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- SDG: Small Island Developing States, at 0.95 GPIA against 0.85 GPIA in Malaysia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity between Malaysia and SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- 0.1 GPIA, with SDG: Small Island Developing States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2022.
- How do Malaysia and SDG: Small Island Developing States rank globally for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity?
- Malaysia ranks 37th and SDG: Small Island Developing States ranks 38th of 84 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release