Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above) in Malaysia was reported at 96 % in 2022, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Malaysia - Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.

Literacy rate, adult male (% of males ages 15 and above) in Malaysia was reported at 97 % in 2022, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Malaysia - Literacy rate, adult male (% of males ages 15 and above) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.

Literacy rate, youth male (% of males ages 15-24) in Malaysia was reported at 99 % in 2022, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Malaysia - Literacy rate, youth male (% of males ages 15-24) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.

Literacy rate, youth female (% of females ages 15-24) in Malaysia was reported at 98 % in 2022, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Malaysia - Literacy rate, youth female (% of females ages 15-24) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on June of 2025.

Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female (%) in Malaysia was reported at 65.92 % in 2018, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Malaysia - Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.

Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes (%) in Malaysia was reported at 75.46 % in 2018, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Malaysia - Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.

Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index (GPI) in Malaysia was reported at 1 % in 2022, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Malaysia - Ratio of young literate females to males (% ages 15-24) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on June of 2025.

Across Asia, Malaysia had the highest internet adoption rate at around 97.7 percent, followed by South Korea. Worldwide, more than 65 percent of the population is using the internet. Compared to the rest of the world, internet penetration in Asia was still lower than the global average in the past few years. Southeast Asia is leading the way Southeast Asia had the highest internet penetration rates. In China, the internet penetration amounted to only around 78 percent. Nevertheless, in terms of head count, the country has the most internet users in the region with about 991 million. Among the ASEAN states, Indonesia and the Philippines had the biggest internet populations. Countries lagging behind South Asian countries such as Afghanistan and Pakistan had low internet penetration rates, mainly due to high internet fees for fixed broadband and mobile networks in these countries. The low literacy rates were also a contributing factor.