Literacy rates vs average years of schooling in Malaysia
Malaysia: Literacy rates vs average years of schooling was 95.77 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Literacy rates vs average years of schooling in Malaysia, 1950–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 95.77 for literacy rates vs average years of schooling in 2022. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rates vs average years of schooling in Malaysia peaked at 95.77 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 37.5, in 1950.
That places Malaysia 52nd out of 128 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Literacy rates vs average years of schooling in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 37.5 | — |
| 1980 | 69.52 | +85.4% |
| 1991 | 82.92 | +19.3% |
| 2000 | 88.69 | +7.0% |
| 2010 | 93.12 | +5.0% |
| 2016 | 94.88 | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 95.08 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 94.85 | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 94.97 | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 95.77 | +0.8% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 95.77 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 95.8, 100% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 95.77 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 96.05, 100% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 37.5 | 37.5 | 37.5 | 1 |
| 1980s | 69.52 | 69.52 | 69.52 | 1 |
| 1990s | 82.92 | 82.92 | 82.92 | 1 |
| 2000s | 88.69 | 88.69 | 88.69 | 1 |
| 2010s | 94.58 | 93.12 | 95.08 | 5 |
| 2020s | 95.77 | 95.77 | 95.77 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More education data for Malaysia
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 88.9 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 88.03 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rates vs average years of schooling in Malaysia?
- Literacy rates vs average years of schooling in Malaysia was 95.77 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest literacy rates vs average years of schooling recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 95.77 in 2022.
- What is the lowest literacy rates vs average years of schooling recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.5 in 1950.
- How does Malaysia rank for literacy rates vs average years of schooling?
- Malaysia ranks 52nd out of 128 countries with data for 2022.
- Is literacy rates vs average years of schooling rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Literacy rates vs average years of schooling. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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