Literacy rate of young men vs. women in Malaysia
Malaysia: Literacy rate of young men vs. women was 99.3% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate of young men vs. women in Malaysia, 1980–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for literacy rate of young men vs. women in Malaysia is 99.3%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.8% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate of young men vs. women in Malaysia peaked at 99.3% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 89.5%, in 1980.
That places Malaysia 26th out of 95 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
Literacy rate of young men vs. women in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 89.5% | — |
| 1991 | 95.9% | +7.2% |
| 2000 | 97.2% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 98.4% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 97.4% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 97.1% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 96.7% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 96.6% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 99.3% | +2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 89.5% | 89.5% | 89.5% | 1 |
| 1990s | 95.9% | 95.9% | 95.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 97.2% | 97.2% | 97.2% | 1 |
| 2010s | 97.2% | 96.6% | 98.4% | 5 |
| 2020s | 99.3% | 99.3% | 99.3% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More education data for Malaysia
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate of young men vs. women in Malaysia?
- Literacy rate of young men vs. women in Malaysia was 99.3% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest literacy rate of young men vs. women recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 99.3% in 2022.
- What is the lowest literacy rate of young men vs. women recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 89.5% in 1980.
- How does Malaysia rank for literacy rate of young men vs. women?
- Malaysia ranks 26th out of 95 countries with data for 2022.
- Is literacy rate of young men vs. women rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Literacy rate of young men vs. women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of men aged 15 to 24 years who can read and write.