Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Malaysia
Malaysia: Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index was 0.99 index in 2022. ▬ Flat
Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Malaysia, 1980–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
The most recent figure for literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Malaysia is 0.99 index, measured in 2022.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Malaysia peaked at 1 index in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.97 index, in 1980.
Malaysia ranks 64th of 96 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.97 index | — |
| 1991 | 0.99 index | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 1 index | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.99 index | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.97 index | 0.97 index | 0.97 index | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.99 index | 0.99 index | 0.99 index | 1 |
| 2000s | 1 index | 1 index | 1 index | 1 |
| 2010s | 1 index | 1 index | 1 index | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.99 index | 0.99 index | 0.99 index | 1 |
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 literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Malaysia?
- Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Malaysia was 0.99 index in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 1 index in 2000.
- What is the lowest literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.97 index in 1980.
- How does Malaysia rank for literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index?
- Malaysia ranks 64th out of 96 countries with data for 2022.
- Is literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal basic literacy rates among young men and women aged 15–24. Values below 1 favor young men, and above 1 favor young women.