Proportion of youth and adults that programmed or coded in digital in Malaysia
Malaysia: Proportion of youth and adults that programmed or coded in digital was 0.9196 GPIA in 2023. β¬ Flat
Latest (2023)
0.9196 GPIA
Change on year
up 5.5%
World rank
6th
of 47 countries
All-time high
0.9821 GPIA
in 2020
All-time low
0.8636 GPIA
in 2019
Years of data
6
2017β2023
Proportion of youth and adults that programmed or coded in digital in Malaysia, 2017β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of youth and adults that programmed or coded in digital in Malaysia is 0.9196 GPIA, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 5.5% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
That places Malaysia 6th out of 47 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.8846 GPIA | 0.8636 GPIA | 0.8987 GPIA | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.9244 GPIA | 0.8713 GPIA | 0.9821 GPIA | 3 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 3 Albania 1.21 GPIA compare
- 4 United Arab Emirates 1.08 GPIA compare
- 5 Saudi Arabia 1.01 GPIA compare
- 7 Republic of Korea 0.7442 GPIA compare
- 8 Hong Kong, China 0.7426 GPIA compare
- 9 Malta 0.74 GPIA compare
More education data for Malaysia
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 273,792 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 70.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 21.3% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 90.4% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0077 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of youth and adults that programmed or coded in digital in Malaysia?
- Proportion of youth and adults that programmed or coded in digital in Malaysia was 0.9196 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of youth and adults that programmed or coded in digital recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9821 GPIA in 2020.
- What is the lowest proportion of youth and adults that programmed or coded in digital recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8636 GPIA in 2019.
- How does Malaysia rank for proportion of youth and adults that programmed or coded in digital?
- Malaysia ranks 6th out of 47 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of youth and adults that programmed or coded in digital rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. 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 programmed or coded in digital environments (e.g. computer software, app development), adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release