Share of schools with access to computers for teaching in Malaysia
Malaysia: Share of schools with access to computers for teaching was 90.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of schools with access to computers for teaching in Malaysia, 2017–2023
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 90.3%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 11.2% over ten years.
That places Malaysia 59th out of 103 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 79.5% | 78.1% | 81.2% | 3 |
| 2020s | 87.3% | 84.4% | 90.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More education data for Malaysia
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 4 years (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 273,792 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.54 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 90.4% (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 90.3% in 2023, 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 90.3% in 2023.
- 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 59th out of 103 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of schools with access to computers for teaching rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.2%. 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 (%)