Adjusted location parity index for youth/adult literacy rate in Malaysia
Malaysia: Adjusted location parity index for youth/adult literacy rate was 1 ratio in 2022. ▬ Flat
Latest (2022)
1 ratio
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
3rd
of 48 countries
All-time high
1 ratio
in 2022
All-time low
0.97 ratio
in 2000
Years of data
7
2000–2022
Adjusted location parity index for youth/adult literacy rate in Malaysia, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in ratio.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adjusted location parity index for youth/adult literacy rate in Malaysia is 1 ratio, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted location parity index for youth/adult literacy rate in Malaysia peaked at 1 ratio in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.97 ratio, in 2000.
Malaysia ranks 3rd of 48 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Adjusted location parity index for youth/adult literacy rate in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | ratio | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.97 ratio | — |
| 2010 | 0.99 ratio | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 0.99 ratio | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.98 ratio | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.99 ratio | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.99 ratio | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1 ratio | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.97 ratio | 0.97 ratio | 0.97 ratio | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.988 ratio | 0.98 ratio | 0.99 ratio | 5 |
| 2020s | 1 ratio | 1 ratio | 1 ratio | 1 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 1 Maldives 1.01 ratio compare
- 1 Thailand 1.01 ratio compare
- 3 Armenia 1 ratio compare
- 3 Azerbaijan 1 ratio compare
- 3 Bangladesh 1 ratio compare
- 3 Chile 1 ratio compare
- 3 Colombia 1 ratio compare
- 3 Ecuador 1 ratio compare
- 3 Georgia 1 ratio compare
- 3 Indonesia 1 ratio compare
- 3 Mongolia 1 ratio compare
- 3 Oman 1 ratio compare
- 3 Serbia 1 ratio compare
- 3 Spain 1 ratio compare
- 3 Sri Lanka 1 ratio compare
- 3 State of Palestine 1 ratio compare
- 3 Tonga 1 ratio compare
- 3 Türkiye 1 ratio compare
- 3 Uruguay 1 ratio compare
- 3 Uzbekistan 1 ratio compare
- 3 Türkiye 1 ratio compare
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 location parity index for youth/adult literacy rate in Malaysia?
- Adjusted location parity index for youth/adult literacy rate in Malaysia was 1 ratio in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest adjusted location parity index for youth/adult literacy rate recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 1 ratio in 2022.
- What is the lowest adjusted location parity index for youth/adult literacy rate recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.97 ratio in 2000.
- How does Malaysia rank for adjusted location parity index for youth/adult literacy rate?
- Malaysia ranks 3rd out of 48 countries with data for 2022.
- Is adjusted location parity index for youth/adult literacy rate rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 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 location parity index for youth/adult literacy rate (ratio). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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