Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, urban, adjusted gender parity in Malaysia
Malaysia: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, urban, adjusted gender parity was 1 GPIA in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
1 GPIA
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
9th
of 57 countries
All-time high
1 GPIA
in 2022
All-time low
0.89 GPIA
in 1991
Years of data
8
1991–2022
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, urban, adjusted gender parity in Malaysia, 1991–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 1 GPIA for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, urban, adjusted gender parity in 2022. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, urban, adjusted gender parity in Malaysia peaked at 1 GPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.89 GPIA, in 1991.
Malaysia ranks 9th of 57 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, urban, adjusted gender parity in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.89 GPIA | — |
| 2000 | 0.95 GPIA | +6.7% |
| 2010 | 0.98 GPIA | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 0.99 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.99 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.99 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.99 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1 GPIA | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.89 GPIA | 0.89 GPIA | 0.89 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.95 GPIA | 0.95 GPIA | 0.95 GPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.988 GPIA | 0.98 GPIA | 0.99 GPIA | 5 |
| 2020s | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 7 Argentina 1 GPIA compare
- 8 Chile 1 GPIA compare
- 9 United Arab Emirates 1 GPIA compare
- 9 Armenia 1 GPIA compare
- 9 Azerbaijan 1 GPIA compare
- 9 Colombia 1 GPIA compare
- 9 Ecuador 1 GPIA compare
- 9 Spain 1 GPIA compare
- 9 Georgia 1 GPIA compare
- 9 Honduras 1 GPIA compare
- 9 Sri Lanka 1 GPIA compare
- 9 Philippines 1 GPIA compare
- 9 Paraguay 1 GPIA compare
- 9 Qatar 1 GPIA compare
- 9 Singapore 1 GPIA compare
- 9 Serbia 1 GPIA compare
- 9 Tonga 1 GPIA compare
- 9 Uzbekistan 1 GPIA compare
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 literacy rate, population 25-64 years, urban, adjusted gender parity in Malaysia?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, urban, adjusted gender parity in Malaysia was 1 GPIA in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, urban, adjusted gender parity recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 1 GPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, urban, adjusted gender parity recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.89 GPIA in 1991.
- How does Malaysia rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, urban, adjusted gender parity?
- Malaysia ranks 9th out of 57 countries with data for 2022.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, urban, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. 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 Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, urban, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release