Proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or in Malaysia
Malaysia: Proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or was 90.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or in Malaysia, 2015–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 90.6% for proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or in 2023. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 60.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or in Malaysia peaked at 90.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 56.6%, in 2015.
Malaysia ranks 4th of 66 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 56.6% | — |
| 2017 | 64.4% | +13.8% |
| 2018 | 67.4% | +4.7% |
| 2019 | 70.3% | +4.3% |
| 2020 | 76.5% | +8.8% |
| 2021 | 86.4% | +12.9% |
| 2022 | 90.1% | +4.3% |
| 2023 | 90.6% | +0.6% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 90.6% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 39.9%, 2.3× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 90.6% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 70.7%, 1.3× the median. (8 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 64.7% | 56.6% | 70.3% | 4 |
| 2020s | 85.9% | 76.5% | 90.6% | 4 |
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 proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or in Malaysia?
- Proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or in Malaysia was 90.6% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 90.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.6% in 2015.
- How does Malaysia rank for proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or?
- Malaysia ranks 4th out of 66 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 60.1%. 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 Proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or services, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release