Malaysia - Literacy rate
Literacy rate, youth female (% of females ages 15-24)
Literacy rate, youth female (% of females ages 15-24) in Malaysia was 96.98 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 39 years was 98.46 in 2010, while its lowest value was 86.53 in 1980.
Definition: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1980 | 86.53 |
| 1991 | 95.22 |
| 2000 | 97.27 |
| 2010 | 98.46 |
| 2016 | 97.86 |
| 2017 | 97.44 |
| 2018 | 97.02 |
| 2019 | 96.98 |
Literacy rate, youth male (% of males ages 15-24)
Literacy rate, youth male (% of males ages 15-24) in Malaysia was 96.60 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 39 years was 98.38 in 2010, while its lowest value was 89.50 in 1980.
Definition: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1980 | 89.50 |
| 1991 | 95.91 |
| 2000 | 97.21 |
| 2010 | 98.38 |
| 2016 | 97.39 |
| 2017 | 97.12 |
| 2018 | 96.70 |
| 2019 | 96.60 |
Literacy rate, youth total (% of people ages 15-24)
Literacy rate, youth total (% of people ages 15-24) in Malaysia was 96.78 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 39 years was 98.42 in 2010, while its lowest value was 87.97 in 1980.
Definition: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1980 | 87.97 |
| 1991 | 95.56 |
| 2000 | 97.24 |
| 2010 | 98.42 |
| 2016 | 97.61 |
| 2017 | 97.27 |
| 2018 | 96.85 |
| 2019 | 96.78 |
Literacy rate, adult female (% of females ages 15 and above)
Literacy rate, adult female (% of females ages 15 and above) in Malaysia was 93.65 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 39 years was 93.65 in 2019, while its lowest value was 61.25 in 1980.
Definition: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1980 | 61.25 |
| 1991 | 77.28 |
| 2000 | 85.35 |
| 2010 | 90.75 |
| 2016 | 93.37 |
| 2017 | 93.55 |
| 2018 | 93.50 |
| 2019 | 93.65 |
Literacy rate, adult male (% of males ages 15 and above)
Literacy rate, adult male (% of males ages 15 and above) in Malaysia was 96.22 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 39 years was 96.50 in 2017, while its lowest value was 78.15 in 1980.
Definition: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1980 | 78.15 |
| 1991 | 88.56 |
| 2000 | 91.97 |
| 2010 | 95.43 |
| 2016 | 96.30 |
| 2017 | 96.50 |
| 2018 | 96.12 |
| 2019 | 96.22 |
Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above)
Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above) in Malaysia was 94.97 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 39 years was 95.08 in 2017, while its lowest value was 69.52 in 1980.
Definition: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1980 | 69.52 |
| 1991 | 82.92 |
| 2000 | 88.69 |
| 2010 | 93.12 |
| 2016 | 94.88 |
| 2017 | 95.08 |
| 2018 | 94.85 |
| 2019 | 94.97 |
Classification
Topic: Education Indicators
Sub-Topic: Outcomes
