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

Malaysia: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male, adjusted location parity was 0.9709 LPIA in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
0.9709 LPIA
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
10th
of 35 countries
All-time high
0.9709 LPIA
in 2018
All-time low
0.8789 LPIA
in 1991
Years of data
6
1991–2018

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

00.20.40.60.811991200420181991: 0.879 LPIA2000: 0.906 LPIA2010: 0.96 LPIA2016: 0.964 LPIA2017: 0.966 LPIA2018: 0.971 LPIA

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.

Analysis

In 2018, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male, adjusted location parity in Malaysia stood at 0.9709 LPIA. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male, adjusted location parity in Malaysia peaked at 0.9709 LPIA in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.8789 LPIA, in 1991.

Malaysia ranks 10th of 35 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male, adjusted location parity index (LPIA) in Malaysia, 1991 to 2018.
Year LPIA Change
1991 0.8789 LPIA
2000 0.906 LPIA +3.1%
2010 0.9603 LPIA +6.0%
2016 0.9638 LPIA +0.4%
2017 0.9659 LPIA +0.2%
2018 0.9709 LPIA +0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.8789 LPIA 0.8789 LPIA 0.8789 LPIA 1
2000s 0.906 LPIA 0.906 LPIA 0.906 LPIA 1
2010s 0.9652 LPIA 0.9603 LPIA 0.9709 LPIA 4

Countries ranked near Malaysia

  1. 7 Uruguay 0.9913 LPIA compare
  2. 8 Sri Lanka 0.9814 LPIA compare
  3. 9 Indonesia 0.9725 LPIA compare
  4. 11 Thailand 0.9652 LPIA compare
  5. 12 Chile 0.9608 LPIA compare
  6. 13 Kuwait 0.9608 LPIA compare

See the full ranking of 35 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male, adjusted location parity in Malaysia?
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male, adjusted location parity in Malaysia was 0.9709 LPIA in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male, adjusted location parity recorded in Malaysia?
The highest recorded value was 0.9709 LPIA in 2018.
What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male, adjusted location parity recorded in Malaysia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8789 LPIA in 1991.
How does Malaysia rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male, adjusted location parity?
Malaysia ranks 10th out of 35 countries with data for 2018.
Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male, adjusted location parity rising or falling in Malaysia?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. 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, male, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male, 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/