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 93.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
93.5%
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
2nd
of 42 countries
All-time high
93.5%
in 2023
All-time low
68.7%
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 93.5% 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.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 36.1% over ten years.
Malaysia ranks 2nd of 42 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 | 68.7% | — |
| 2018 | 72.5% | +5.5% |
| 2019 | 74.9% | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 80.8% | +7.9% |
| 2021 | 89.3% | +10.5% |
| 2022 | 93.0% | +4.1% |
| 2023 | 93.5% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 72.0% | 68.7% | 74.9% | 3 |
| 2020s | 89.2% | 80.8% | 93.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 1 Denmark 94.9% compare
- 3 Republic of Korea 87.3% compare
- 4 Hungary 86.8% compare
- 5 Switzerland 85.4% 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 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 93.5% 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 93.5% 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 68.7% in 2017.
- How does Malaysia rank for proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or?
- Malaysia ranks 2nd out of 42 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 36.1%. 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, urban, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release