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)
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
February 2026 Data Release