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Malaysia: Proportion of students at the end of lower secondary education achieving at least a minimum proficiency level in reading, both sexes

41.88percent · 2022

Proportion of students at the end of lower secondary education achieving at least a minimum proficiency level in reading, both sexes (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics indicator READ.LOWERSEC. Annual figures for Malaysia from 2009 to 2022.

20092022

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
202241.88
201854.167
201562.757
201247.278
200956.033

Source

Published by UIS, produced by UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Licence: CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO. Retrieved 2026-11-07.

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UIS (2026). Proportion of students at the end of lower secondary education achieving at least a minimum proficiency level in reading, both sexes. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/uis-read-lowersec (accessed 2026-11-08). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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