Malaysia Literacy Rate 1980-2023
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.
- Malaysia literacy rate for 2019 was 94.97%, a 0.12% increase from 2018.
- Malaysia literacy rate for 2018 was 94.85%, a 0.23% decline from 2017.
- Malaysia literacy rate for 2017 was 95.08%, a 0.2% increase from 2016.
- Malaysia literacy rate for 2016 was 94.88%, a 1.76% increase from 2010.
| Malaysia Literacy Rate - Historical Data |
| Year |
Literacy Rate |
Annual Change |
| 2019 |
94.97% |
0.12% |
| 2018 |
94.85% |
-0.23% |
| 2017 |
95.08% |
0.20% |
| 2016 |
94.88% |
1.76% |
| 2010 |
93.12% |
4.43% |
| 2000 |
88.69% |
5.77% |
| 1991 |
82.92% |
13.40% |
| 1980 |
69.52% |
13.40% |
