Share of schools with access to computers for teaching in Malaysia
Malaysia: Share of schools with access to computers for teaching was 100.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
100.0%
Change on year
up 10.7%
World rank
1st
of 121 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 2024
All-time low
78.1%
in 2018
Years of data
8
2017–2024
Share of schools with access to computers for teaching in Malaysia, 2017–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of schools with access to computers for teaching in Malaysia is 100.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.7% on the previous year and up 23.2% over ten years.
That places Malaysia 1st out of 121 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Share of schools with access to computers for teaching in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 81.2% | — |
| 2018 | 78.1% | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 79.3% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 84.4% | +6.4% |
| 2021 | 86.2% | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 88.2% | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 90.3% | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 100.0% | +10.7% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 100.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 92.4%, 1.1× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 100.0% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 95.9%, 1.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 79.5% | 78.1% | 81.2% | 3 |
| 2020s | 89.8% | 84.4% | 100.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
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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 share of schools with access to computers for teaching in Malaysia?
- Share of schools with access to computers for teaching in Malaysia was 100.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of schools with access to computers for teaching recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of schools with access to computers for teaching recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.1% in 2018.
- How does Malaysia rank for share of schools with access to computers for teaching?
- Malaysia ranks 1st out of 121 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of schools with access to computers for teaching rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.2%. 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 – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of schools with access to computers for teaching. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of schools with access to computers for pedagogical purposes, by education level (%).