Proportion of youth and adults that made calls (telephoning over the) in Malaysia
Malaysia: Proportion of youth and adults that made calls (telephoning over the) was 0.9776 GPIA in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
0.9776 GPIA
Change on year
up 2.3%
World rank
49th
of 60 countries
All-time high
1.01 GPIA
in 2021
All-time low
0.9417 GPIA
in 2017
Years of data
7
2017–2023
Proportion of youth and adults that made calls (telephoning over the) in Malaysia, 2017–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, proportion of youth and adults that made calls (telephoning over the) in Malaysia stood at 0.9776 GPIA.
That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.
Malaysia ranks 49th of 60 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Proportion of youth and adults that made calls (telephoning over the) in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0.9417 GPIA | — |
| 2018 | 0.9519 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.958 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.9635 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 1.01 GPIA | +4.5% |
| 2022 | 0.9552 GPIA | -5.1% |
| 2023 | 0.9776 GPIA | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.9505 GPIA | 0.9417 GPIA | 0.958 GPIA | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.9758 GPIA | 0.9552 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 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 made calls (telephoning over the) in Malaysia?
- Proportion of youth and adults that made calls (telephoning over the) in Malaysia was 0.9776 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of youth and adults that made calls (telephoning over the) recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.01 GPIA in 2021.
- What is the lowest proportion of youth and adults that made calls (telephoning over the) recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9417 GPIA in 2017.
- How does Malaysia rank for proportion of youth and adults that made calls (telephoning over the)?
- Malaysia ranks 49th out of 60 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of youth and adults that made calls (telephoning over the) rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 made calls (telephoning over the Internet/VoIP, using Skype, Whatsapp, Viber, iTalk, etc.; includes video calls via webcam), adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release