Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in Malaysia
Malaysia: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity was 0.85 GPIA in 2022. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in Malaysia, 1980–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in Malaysia is 0.85 GPIA, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.6% on the previous year and up 44.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in Malaysia peaked at 0.85 GPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.22 GPIA, in 1980.
Malaysia ranks 37th of 84 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.22 GPIA | — |
| 1991 | 0.32 GPIA | +45.5% |
| 2000 | 0.51 GPIA | +59.4% |
| 2010 | 0.59 GPIA | +15.7% |
| 2016 | 0.74 GPIA | +25.4% |
| 2017 | 0.74 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.77 GPIA | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 0.79 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 0.85 GPIA | +7.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.22 GPIA | 0.22 GPIA | 0.22 GPIA | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.32 GPIA | 0.32 GPIA | 0.32 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.51 GPIA | 0.51 GPIA | 0.51 GPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.726 GPIA | 0.59 GPIA | 0.79 GPIA | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.85 GPIA | 0.85 GPIA | 0.85 GPIA | 1 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More education data for Malaysia
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.06 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -1.2 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in Malaysia?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in Malaysia was 0.85 GPIA in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.85 GPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.22 GPIA in 1980.
- How does Malaysia rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity?
- Malaysia ranks 37th out of 84 countries with data for 2022.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.1%. 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 Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release