Maldives vs MDG: Caribbean: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity
Maldives
0.97 GPIA
in 2019
MDG: Caribbean
0.98 GPIA
in 2024
Maldives rank
19th
MDG: Caribbean rank
18th
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity over time
- Maldives
- MDG: Caribbean
How they compare
MDG: Caribbean currently reports 0.98 GPIA against 0.97 GPIA in Maldives, a difference of 0.01 GPIA.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 8 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Maldives ahead.
Maldives ranks 19th and MDG: Caribbean ranks 18th of 84 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Maldives averaged higher in 2 and MDG: Caribbean in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | MDG: Caribbean | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.985 GPIA | 0.95 GPIA | 0.035 GPIA | Maldives |
| 2000s | 0.99 GPIA | 0.955 GPIA | 0.035 GPIA | Maldives |
| 2010s | 0.925 GPIA | 0.97 GPIA | 0.045 GPIA | MDG: Caribbean |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity, Maldives or MDG: Caribbean?
- MDG: Caribbean, at 0.98 GPIA against 0.97 GPIA in Maldives as of 2024.
- What is the difference in elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity between Maldives and MDG: Caribbean?
- 0.01 GPIA, with MDG: Caribbean ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and MDG: Caribbean?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2019.
- How do Maldives and MDG: Caribbean rank globally for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity?
- Maldives ranks 19th and MDG: Caribbean ranks 18th of 84 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release