Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male, adjusted location in Malaysia
Malaysia: Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male, adjusted location was 1 LPIA in 2022. ▬ Flat
Latest (2022)
1 LPIA
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
3rd
of 54 countries
All-time high
1 LPIA
in 2022
All-time low
0.96 LPIA
in 1991
Years of data
8
1991–2022
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male, adjusted location in Malaysia, 1991–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
In 2022, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male, adjusted location in Malaysia stood at 1 LPIA. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male, adjusted location in Malaysia peaked at 1 LPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.96 LPIA, in 1991.
Malaysia ranks 3rd of 54 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male, adjusted location in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.96 LPIA | — |
| 2000 | 0.97 LPIA | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.99 LPIA | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 0.99 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.98 LPIA | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.99 LPIA | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.99 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1 LPIA | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.96 LPIA | 0.96 LPIA | 0.96 LPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.97 LPIA | 0.97 LPIA | 0.97 LPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.988 LPIA | 0.98 LPIA | 0.99 LPIA | 5 |
| 2020s | 1 LPIA | 1 LPIA | 1 LPIA | 1 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 1 Maldives 1.04 LPIA compare
- 2 Thailand 1.01 LPIA compare
- 3 Armenia 1 LPIA compare
- 3 Azerbaijan 1 LPIA compare
- 3 Bangladesh 1 LPIA compare
- 3 Chile 1 LPIA compare
- 3 Colombia 1 LPIA compare
- 3 Ecuador 1 LPIA compare
- 3 Spain 1 LPIA compare
- 3 Georgia 1 LPIA compare
- 3 Indonesia 1 LPIA compare
- 3 Jordan 1 LPIA compare
- 3 Sri Lanka 1 LPIA compare
- 3 Oman 1 LPIA compare
- 3 Paraguay 1 LPIA compare
- 3 Palestine, State of 1 LPIA compare
- 3 Serbia 1 LPIA compare
- 3 Tonga 1 LPIA compare
- 3 Tunisia 1 LPIA compare
- 3 Türkiye 1 LPIA compare
- 3 Uzbekistan 1 LPIA compare
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 youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male, adjusted location in Malaysia?
- Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male, adjusted location in Malaysia was 1 LPIA in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male, adjusted location recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 1 LPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male, adjusted location recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.96 LPIA in 1991.
- How does Malaysia rank for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male, adjusted location?
- Malaysia ranks 3rd out of 54 countries with data for 2022.
- Is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male, adjusted location rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 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, published as part of Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release