Malaysia's adult literacy rose from 69.5 % in 1980 to 95.8 % in 2022.
Malaysia's school enrolment, primary (% gross) fell from 96.1 % in 1994 to 90.4 % in 2024.
Malaysia · Education
Literacy, enrolment, attainment and spending.
16 indicators · 15 with data
Literacy rate, youth total (ages 15–24)
% of people ages 15–24
25th of 58 · 5th in East Asia & Pacific
Malaysia's literacy rate, youth total (ages 15–24) rose from 88.0 % in 1980 to 98.8 % in 2022.
Malaysia's school enrolment, secondary (% gross) rose from 66.2 % in 1995 to 80.3 % in 2024.
Malaysia's tertiary enrolment rose from 9.5 % in 1993 to 38.5 % in 2024.
Malaysia's children out of school, primary rose from 124,528 in 1971 to 404,724 in 2024.
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- Primary completion ratedown −4.1 pts82nd of 111
- Tertiary attainmentup +2.2 pts74th of 111*
- At least upper secondary attainment (ages 25–64)up +7.2 pts48th of 117*
- Expected years of schoolingup +0.2 yrs125th of 195
- Mean years of schooling (ages 25+)up +0.5 yrs25th of 145
- Learning poverty8th of 41*
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- Education spendingup +0.0 pts65th of 121
- Government expenditure on education (% of government expenditure)down −6.0 pts50th of 113
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- Pupil-teacher ratio, primaryup +0.4 %22nd of 135
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These indicators exist in the registry but no source reports a value for Malaysia.