Proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or in Malaysia
Malaysia: Proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or was 68.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
68.6%
Change on year
up 1.8%
World rank
9th
of 65 countries
All-time high
68.6%
in 2023
All-time low
20.2%
in 2017
Years of data
7
2017–2023
Proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or in Malaysia, 2017–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or in Malaysia stood at 68.6%. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 239.6% over ten years.
Malaysia ranks 9th of 65 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 20.2% | — |
| 2018 | 22.2% | +9.9% |
| 2019 | 33.0% | +48.6% |
| 2020 | 40.9% | +23.9% |
| 2021 | 62.9% | +53.8% |
| 2022 | 67.4% | +7.2% |
| 2023 | 68.6% | +1.8% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 68.6% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 17.7%, 3.9× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 68.6% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 48.0%, 1.4× the median. (9 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 25.1% | 20.2% | 33.0% | 3 |
| 2020s | 60.0% | 40.9% | 68.6% | 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 who have purchased or ordered goods or in Malaysia?
- Proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or in Malaysia was 68.6% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 68.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.2% in 2017.
- How does Malaysia rank for proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or?
- Malaysia ranks 9th out of 65 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 239.6%. 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 who have purchased or ordered goods or services, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release