Adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate in Malaysia
Malaysia: Adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate was 0.99 in 2022. ▬ Flat
Adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate in Malaysia, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 0.99 for adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate in Malaysia peaked at 1 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.99, in 2022.
Malaysia ranks 49th of 68 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1 | — |
| 2010 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.99 | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.99 | 0.99 | 0.99 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More education data for Malaysia
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 217,105 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 0 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 475,967 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 460,041 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.64 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.06 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0859 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate in Malaysia?
- Adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate in Malaysia was 0.99 in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 1 in 2000.
- What is the lowest adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.99 in 2022.
- How does Malaysia rank for adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate?
- Malaysia ranks 49th out of 68 countries with data for 2022.
- Is adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate (ratio). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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