Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in Malaysia
Malaysia: Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity was 0.98 GPIA in 2022. ▲ Rising
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in Malaysia, 1980–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2022, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in Malaysia stood at 0.98 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in Malaysia peaked at 0.98 GPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.78 GPIA, in 1980.
Malaysia ranks 30th of 88 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.78 GPIA | — |
| 1991 | 0.87 GPIA | +11.5% |
| 2000 | 0.93 GPIA | +6.9% |
| 2010 | 0.95 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 0.97 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 0.97 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.97 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.97 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.98 GPIA | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.78 GPIA | 0.78 GPIA | 0.78 GPIA | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.87 GPIA | 0.87 GPIA | 0.87 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.93 GPIA | 0.93 GPIA | 0.93 GPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.966 GPIA | 0.95 GPIA | 0.97 GPIA | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.98 GPIA | 0.98 GPIA | 0.98 GPIA | 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 adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in Malaysia?
- Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in Malaysia was 0.98 GPIA in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.98 GPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.78 GPIA in 1980.
- How does Malaysia rank for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity?
- Malaysia ranks 30th out of 88 countries with data for 2022.
- Is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 9 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release