Malaysia vs WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income): Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity

Malaysia
0.85 GPIA
in 2022
WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)
0.95 GPIA
in 2024
Malaysia rank
37th
WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) rank
38th

Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity over time

  • Malaysia
  • WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)
0.20.40.60.81198020022024

How they compare

WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) currently reports 0.95 GPIA against 0.85 GPIA in Malaysia, a difference of 0.1 GPIA.

That makes WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)'s figure about 1.1 times Malaysia's.

Across all 8 years both countries report, WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) has been ahead every year.

Malaysia ranks 37th and WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) ranks 38th of 84 countries.

WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malaysia WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) Difference Ahead
1990s 0.32 GPIA 0.86 GPIA 0.54 GPIA WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)
2000s 0.51 GPIA 0.88 GPIA 0.37 GPIA WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)
2010s 0.726 GPIA 0.93 GPIA 0.204 GPIA WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)
2020s 0.85 GPIA 0.94 GPIA 0.09 GPIA WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)

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 WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income), 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 WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
0.1 GPIA, with WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
8 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2022.
How do Malaysia and WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) rank globally for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity?
Malaysia ranks 37th and WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) 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

Indicator
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA)
Unit
GPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
284 places, 9,465 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release