Proportion of youth and adults with information and communications in Malaysia
Malaysia: Proportion of youth and adults with information and communications was 54.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of youth and adults with information and communications in Malaysia, 2015–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 54.9% for proportion of youth and adults with information and communications in 2024. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 217.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of youth and adults with information and communications in Malaysia peaked at 54.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 17.3%, in 2015.
That places Malaysia 5th out of 38 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Proportion of youth and adults with information and communications in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 17.3% | — |
| 2017 | 24.8% | +43.4% |
| 2018 | 25.9% | +4.4% |
| 2019 | 26.7% | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 31.4% | +17.6% |
| 2021 | 43.9% | +39.8% |
| 2022 | 53.8% | +22.6% |
| 2023 | 54.4% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 54.9% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 23.7% | 17.3% | 26.7% | 4 |
| 2020s | 47.7% | 31.4% | 54.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More science & technology data for Malaysia
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 139.66 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.4 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 49.66 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 152.6 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -2.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate -0.9474 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 23,691 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0007 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of youth and adults with information and communications in Malaysia?
- Proportion of youth and adults with information and communications in Malaysia was 54.9% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of youth and adults with information and communications recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 54.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of youth and adults with information and communications recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.3% in 2015.
- How does Malaysia rank for proportion of youth and adults with information and communications?
- Malaysia ranks 5th out of 38 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of youth and adults with information and communications rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 217.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of youth and adults with information and communications technology (ICT) skills, by sex and type of skill (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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