Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female, adjusted location in Malaysia

Malaysia: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female, adjusted location was 0.9521 LPIA in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
0.9521 LPIA
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
11th
of 35 countries
All-time high
0.9521 LPIA
in 2018
All-time low
0.7749 LPIA
in 1991
Years of data
6
1991–2018

Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female, adjusted location in Malaysia, 1991–2018

00.20.40.60.811991200420181991: 0.775 LPIA2000: 0.834 LPIA2010: 0.918 LPIA2016: 0.929 LPIA2017: 0.945 LPIA2018: 0.952 LPIA

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.

Analysis

Malaysia recorded 0.9521 LPIA for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female, adjusted location in 2018. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female, adjusted location in Malaysia peaked at 0.9521 LPIA in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.7749 LPIA, in 1991.

That places Malaysia 11th out of 35 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female, adjusted location in Malaysia, year by year

Annual values for Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA) in Malaysia, 1991 to 2018.
Year LPIA Change
1991 0.7749 LPIA
2000 0.8339 LPIA +7.6%
2010 0.9177 LPIA +10.1%
2016 0.9294 LPIA +1.3%
2017 0.9446 LPIA +1.6%
2018 0.9521 LPIA +0.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.7749 LPIA 0.7749 LPIA 0.7749 LPIA 1
2000s 0.8339 LPIA 0.8339 LPIA 0.8339 LPIA 1
2010s 0.936 LPIA 0.9177 LPIA 0.9521 LPIA 4

Countries ranked near Malaysia

  1. 8 Kuwait 0.97 LPIA compare
  2. 9 Chile 0.966 LPIA compare
  3. 10 Türkiye 0.9546 LPIA compare
  4. 12 Indonesia 0.9503 LPIA compare
  5. 13 Paraguay 0.9427 LPIA compare
  6. 14 Thailand 0.941 LPIA compare

See the full ranking of 35 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female, adjusted location in Malaysia?
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female, adjusted location in Malaysia was 0.9521 LPIA in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female, adjusted location recorded in Malaysia?
The highest recorded value was 0.9521 LPIA in 2018.
What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female, adjusted location recorded in Malaysia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7749 LPIA in 1991.
How does Malaysia rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female, adjusted location?
Malaysia ranks 11th out of 35 countries with data for 2018.
Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female, adjusted location rising or falling in Malaysia?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. 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, published as part of Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA)
Unit
LPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
35 places, 326 data points, 1976–2019
Last refreshed

The Adjusted Location Parity Index (LPIA) is calculated by dividing the rural value for the indicator by the urban value for the indicator. If the resulting value exceeds 1, the ratio is inverted and subtracted from 2. The adjusted location parity index is symmetrical around 1 and lies in the range 0-2. An adjusted LPI equal to 1 indicates parity between rural and urban locations. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of urban locations and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of rural locations. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute for Statistics: http://uis.unesco.org/