Malaysia vs UNESCO: Sids: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity
Malaysia
0.85 GPIA
in 2022
UNESCO: Sids
0.95 GPIA
in 2023
Malaysia rank
37th
UNESCO: Sids rank
38th
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity over time
- Malaysia
- UNESCO: Sids
How they compare
UNESCO: Sids currently reports 0.95 GPIA against 0.85 GPIA in Malaysia, a difference of 0.1 GPIA.
That makes UNESCO: Sids's figure about 1.1 times Malaysia's.
Across all 8 years both countries report, UNESCO: Sids has been ahead every year.
Malaysia ranks 37th and UNESCO: Sids ranks 38th of 84 countries.
UNESCO: Sids has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | UNESCO: Sids | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.32 GPIA | 0.88 GPIA | 0.56 GPIA | UNESCO: Sids |
| 2000s | 0.51 GPIA | 0.89 GPIA | 0.38 GPIA | UNESCO: Sids |
| 2010s | 0.726 GPIA | 0.936 GPIA | 0.21 GPIA | UNESCO: Sids |
| 2020s | 0.85 GPIA | 0.95 GPIA | 0.1 GPIA | UNESCO: Sids |
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 UNESCO: Sids?
- UNESCO: Sids, at 0.95 GPIA against 0.85 GPIA in Malaysia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity between Malaysia and UNESCO: Sids?
- 0.1 GPIA, with UNESCO: Sids ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and UNESCO: Sids?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2022.
- How do Malaysia and UNESCO: Sids rank globally for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity?
- Malaysia ranks 37th and UNESCO: Sids 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