SDG 04-6-1: Proficiency in Functional Literacy and Numeracy
Data as of 2022Proportion of population in a given age group achieving at least a fixed level of proficiency in functional literacy and numeracy skills by state and sex, as per the specifications of SDG Indicator 4-6-1.
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This dataset is tabulated from survey data collected via the Labour Force Survey (LFS) conducted on a monthly basis by the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM). It is collected as part of Malaysia's monitoring of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), in line with the most recent SDG Global Indicator Framework.
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Dataset description
Proportion of population in a given age group achieving at least a fixed level of proficiency in functional literacy and numeracy skills by state and sex, as per the specifications of SDG Indicator 4-6-1.
Variable definitions
- State
- Date
- Sex
- Age
- Proportion (%)
Name in Dataset | Variable | Definition |
|---|---|---|
state (Categorical) | State | One of 16 states, or Malaysia |
date (Date) | Date | The date in YYYY-MM-DD format, with MM-DD set to 01-01 as the data is at annual frequency. |
sex (Categorical) | Sex | Either both sexes ('both'), male ('male') or female ('female') |
age (Categorical) | Age | Either above 15 (15+) or 15-24 years old (15-24) |
proportion (Categorical) | Proportion (%) | Proportion of the population achieving at least a fixed level of proficiency in functional literacy and numeracy skills. |
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01 Sept 2024, 12:00
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- Department of Statistics Malaysia
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This data is made open under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0). A copy of the license is available Here.
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Connect directly to the data with Python.
# If not already installed, do: pip install pandas fastparquet
import pandas as pd
URL_DATA = 'https://storage.dosm.gov.my/sdg/sdg_04-6-1.parquet'
df = pd.read_parquet(URL_DATA)
if 'date' in df.columns: df['date'] = pd.to_datetime(df['date'])
print(df)Sample OpenAPI query
The following code is an example of how to make an API query to retrieve the data catalogue mentioned above. You can use different programming languages by switching the code accordingly. For a complete guide on possible query parameters and syntax, please refer to the official Open API Documentation.
import requests
import pprint
url = "https://api.data.gov.my/data-catalogue?id=sdg_04-6-1&limit=3"
response_json = requests.get(url=url).json()
pprint.pprint(response_json)
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