Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female, adjusted location in Malaysia
Malaysia: Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female, adjusted location was 0.95 LPIA in 2022. ▲ Rising
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female, adjusted location in Malaysia, 1991–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female, adjusted location in Malaysia is 0.95 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 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female, adjusted location in Malaysia peaked at 0.95 LPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.82 LPIA, in 1991.
Malaysia ranks 16th of 55 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female, adjusted location in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.82 LPIA | — |
| 2000 | 0.85 LPIA | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 0.92 LPIA | +8.2% |
| 2016 | 0.93 LPIA | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.93 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.94 LPIA | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.94 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.95 LPIA | +1.1% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 0.95 LPIA is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.94 LPIA, 1.0× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 0.95 LPIA is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.95 LPIA, 1.0× the median. (7 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.82 LPIA | 0.82 LPIA | 0.82 LPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.85 LPIA | 0.85 LPIA | 0.85 LPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.932 LPIA | 0.92 LPIA | 0.94 LPIA | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.95 LPIA | 0.95 LPIA | 0.95 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, female, adjusted location in Malaysia?
- Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female, adjusted location in Malaysia was 0.95 LPIA in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female, adjusted location recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.95 LPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female, adjusted location recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.82 LPIA in 1991.
- How does Malaysia rank for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female, adjusted location?
- Malaysia ranks 16th out of 55 countries with data for 2022.
- Is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female, adjusted location rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. 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, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release