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 91.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
91.3%
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
4th
of 66 countries
All-time high
92.2%
in 2022
All-time low
64.5%
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 91.3% for proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or in 2023.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and up 41.6% over ten years.
That places Malaysia 4th out of 66 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
Proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 64.5% | — |
| 2018 | 68.4% | +6.0% |
| 2019 | 70.4% | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 77.4% | +9.9% |
| 2021 | 91.4% | +18.1% |
| 2022 | 92.2% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 91.3% | -1.0% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 91.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 39.9%, 2.3× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 91.3% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 73.7%, 1.2× the median. (8 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 67.8% | 64.5% | 70.4% | 3 |
| 2020s | 88.1% | 77.4% | 92.2% | 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 91.3% 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 92.2% in 2022.
- What is the lowest proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.5% 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 41.6%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release