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 89.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
89.9%
Change on year
up 2.4%
World rank
4th
of 66 countries
All-time high
89.9%
in 2023
All-time low
64.3%
in 2017
Years of data
7
2017–2023
Proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or in Malaysia, 2017–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 89.9% for proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or in 2023. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 39.8% over ten years.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 64.3% | — |
| 2018 | 66.5% | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 70.1% | +5.4% |
| 2020 | 75.5% | +7.7% |
| 2021 | 81.1% | +7.4% |
| 2022 | 87.8% | +8.3% |
| 2023 | 89.9% | +2.4% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 89.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 39.9%, 2.3× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 89.9% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 67.8%, 1.3× the median. (8 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 67.0% | 64.3% | 70.1% | 3 |
| 2020s | 83.6% | 75.5% | 89.9% | 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 89.9% 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 89.9% 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 64.3% in 2017.
- 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 39.8%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release