Youth literacy in Malaysia
In Malaysia, 98.8% of people aged 15 to 24 could read and write in 2022. The value for 2022 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1980.
Malaysia, 2022
98.8%
Change from 2019
+2.0percentage points
Position in 2022
26th of 59
Youth literacy in Malaysia over time
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Malaysia
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
% of people aged 15 to 24. Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), databrowser.uis.unesco.org. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Malaysia |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 98.8% |
| 2019 | 96.8% |
| 2018 | 96.8% |
| 2017 | 97.3% |
| 2016 | 97.6% |
| 2010 | 98.4% |
| 2000 | 97.2% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- The previous available figure was 96.8% in 2019, a change of +2.0 percentage points.
- Since 1980, when it was 88.0%, the figure has changed by +10.8 percentage points.
- Among the 59 countries with data for 2022, Malaysia has the 26th highest value.