Malaysia

Male Literacy Rate

96.6
ages 15-24
Dec 80Dec 91Dec 00Dec 10Dec 16Dec 17Dec 18Dec 190.00025.0050.0075.00100.00
  • Malaysia
  • Global Median
Source: IMF

Global Ranking

86
Cape Verde97.59
86
Algeria97.59
89
Tunisia96.61
90
Malaysia96.6
91
Guyana96.33
92
Vanuatu95.98
93
Botswana95.75
94
Bahrain95.68
95
Guatemala95.38

Asia Ranking

16
Sri Lanka98.72
17
Vietnam98.71
18
Maldives98.39
20
Thailand97.69
21
Malaysia96.6
23
Laos94.4
24
Nepal94.03
25
Bhutan93.27
26
Bangladesh93.16

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Definition of Male Literacy Rate

Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.

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