Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted location parity in Malaysia
Malaysia: Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted location parity was 0.96 LPIA in 2022. ▲ Rising
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted location parity in Malaysia, 1991–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted location parity in Malaysia is 0.96 LPIA, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted location parity in Malaysia peaked at 0.96 LPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.86 LPIA, in 1991.
Malaysia ranks 17th of 53 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted location parity in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.86 LPIA | — |
| 2000 | 0.88 LPIA | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 0.94 LPIA | +6.8% |
| 2016 | 0.95 LPIA | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.95 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.95 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.95 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.96 LPIA | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.86 LPIA | 0.86 LPIA | 0.86 LPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.88 LPIA | 0.88 LPIA | 0.88 LPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.948 LPIA | 0.94 LPIA | 0.95 LPIA | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.96 LPIA | 0.96 LPIA | 0.96 LPIA | 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 location parity in Malaysia?
- Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted location parity in Malaysia was 0.96 LPIA in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted location parity recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.96 LPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted location parity recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.86 LPIA in 1991.
- How does Malaysia rank for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted location parity?
- Malaysia ranks 17th out of 53 countries with data for 2022.
- Is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted location parity rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. 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 location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release