Proportion of youth and adults that used basic arithmetic formula in in Malaysia
Malaysia: Proportion of youth and adults that used basic arithmetic formula in was 54.4% in 2023. β² Rising
Proportion of youth and adults that used basic arithmetic formula in in Malaysia, 2015β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 54.4% for proportion of youth and adults that used basic arithmetic formula in in 2023. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 214.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of youth and adults that used basic arithmetic formula in in Malaysia peaked at 54.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 17.3%, in 2015.
That places Malaysia 7th out of 53 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 23.7% | 17.3% | 26.7% | 4 |
| 2020s | 45.9% | 31.4% | 54.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
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 used basic arithmetic formula in in Malaysia?
- Proportion of youth and adults that used basic arithmetic formula in in Malaysia was 54.4% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of youth and adults that used basic arithmetic formula in recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 54.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of youth and adults that used basic arithmetic formula in recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.3% in 2015.
- How does Malaysia rank for proportion of youth and adults that used basic arithmetic formula in?
- Malaysia ranks 7th out of 53 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of youth and adults that used basic arithmetic formula in rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 214.5%. 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 used basic arithmetic formula in spreadsheet, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release