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 75.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
75.4%
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
3rd
of 41 countries
All-time high
75.4%
in 2023
All-time low
21.9%
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
Malaysia recorded 75.4% for proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or in 2023. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 244.3% over ten years.
Malaysia ranks 3rd of 41 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 21.9% | — |
| 2018 | 23.7% | +8.2% |
| 2019 | 34.1% | +43.9% |
| 2020 | 45.5% | +33.4% |
| 2021 | 67.2% | +47.7% |
| 2022 | 74.9% | +11.5% |
| 2023 | 75.4% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 26.6% | 21.9% | 34.1% | 3 |
| 2020s | 65.8% | 45.5% | 75.4% | 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 75.4% 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 75.4% 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 21.9% in 2017.
- How does Malaysia rank for proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or?
- Malaysia ranks 3rd out of 41 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 244.3%. 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, urban, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release