Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban — Value — All age in Malaysia
Malaysia: Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban — Value — All age was 96.55 % in 2022. ▬ Flat
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban — Value — All age in Malaysia, 2000–2022
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban — value — all age in Malaysia stood at 96.55 %. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban — value — all age in Malaysia peaked at 96.55 % in 2022 and was at its lowest, 92.71 %, in 2000.
Malaysia ranks 20th of 45 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban — Value — All age in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 92.71 % | — |
| 2010 | 95.12 % | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 96.1 % | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 96.28 % | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 95.87 % | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 95.93 % | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 96.55 % | +0.6% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 96.55 % is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 96.55 %, 1.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 96.55 % is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 97.1 %, 99% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 92.71 % | 92.71 % | 92.71 % | 1 |
| 2010s | 95.86 % | 95.12 % | 96.28 % | 5 |
| 2020s | 96.55 % | 96.55 % | 96.55 % | 1 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More economy & growth data for Malaysia
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.04 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.97 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 13.04 billion BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0309 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 366.69 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 15.59 billion BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 96.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0369 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 438.53 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 8.09 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban — value — all age in Malaysia?
- Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban — value — all age in Malaysia was 96.55 % in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban — value — all age recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 96.55 % in 2022.
- What is the lowest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban — value — all age recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 92.71 % in 2000.
- How does Malaysia rank for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban — value — all age?
- Malaysia ranks 20th out of 45 countries with data for 2022.
- Is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban — value — all age rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban — Value — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — Urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Suite of Gender Indicators presents a set of indicators relevant to agrifood systems that are disaggregated by sex, with the aim of highlighting gender differences across agrifood systems. The initial set of indicators is based on those used in FAO’s 2023 Status of Women in Agrifood Systems (SWAFS) report and on the recommendations of an expert consultation held in December 2023, and covers key dimensions including economic participation, governance, agency, social norms, assets and services, education, health, and nutrition. Indicator selection was informed by expert judgment and by the availability of data with sufficient geographic and temporal coverage to enable meaningful comparisons across regions and over time. While most indicators are produced and published by FAO and other international organizations, the objective of this domain is to provide a one-stop shop for sex-disaggregated data on agrifood systems.