Malaysia vs Pre-demographic dividend: Literacy rate, youth total

Malaysia
98.8%
in 2022
Pre-demographic dividend
77.9%
in 2024
Malaysia rank
36th
Pre-demographic dividend rank
37th

Literacy rate, youth total over time

  • Malaysia
  • Pre-demographic dividend
020406080100198020022024

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 98.8% against 77.9% in Pre-demographic dividend, a difference of 20.9%.

That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.3 times Pre-demographic dividend's.

Across all 8 years both countries report, Malaysia has been ahead every year.

Malaysia ranks 36th and Pre-demographic dividend ranks 37th of 95 countries.

Malaysia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malaysia Pre-demographic dividend Difference Ahead
1990s 95.6% 65.6% 30.0% Malaysia
2000s 97.2% 66.2% 31.1% Malaysia
2010s 97.4% 73.5% 23.9% Malaysia
2020s 98.8% 77.2% 21.6% Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher literacy rate, youth total, Malaysia or Pre-demographic dividend?
Malaysia, at 98.8% against 77.9% in Pre-demographic dividend as of 2022.
What is the difference in literacy rate, youth total between Malaysia and Pre-demographic dividend?
20.9%, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Pre-demographic dividend?
8 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2022.
How do Malaysia and Pre-demographic dividend rank globally for literacy rate, youth total?
Malaysia ranks 36th and Pre-demographic dividend ranks 37th of 95 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Literacy rate, youth total (% of people ages 15-24). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Literacy rate, youth total (% of people ages 15-24)
Unit
% of people ages 15-24
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
135 places, 2,762 data points, 1974–2024
Last refreshed

Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.