Maldives vs UIS: Central and Eastern Europe: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female
Maldives
92.0%
in 2019
UIS: Central and Eastern Europe
97.3%
in 2024
Maldives rank
12th
UIS: Central and Eastern Europe rank
15th
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female over time
- Maldives
- UIS: Central and Eastern Europe
How they compare
UIS: Central and Eastern Europe currently reports 97.3% against 92.0% in Maldives, a difference of 5.3%.
That makes UIS: Central and Eastern Europe's figure about 1.1 times Maldives's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 9 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Maldives ahead.
Maldives ranks 12th and UIS: Central and Eastern Europe ranks 15th of 90 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Maldives averaged higher in 2 and UIS: Central and Eastern Europe in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | UIS: Central and Eastern Europe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 82.2% | 79.0% | 3.2% | Maldives |
| 1990s | 89.1% | 84.2% | 4.9% | Maldives |
| 2000s | 90.4% | 90.9% | 0.5% | UIS: Central and Eastern Europe |
| 2010s | 83.9% | 95.8% | 11.9% | UIS: Central and Eastern Europe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female, Maldives or UIS: Central and Eastern Europe?
- UIS: Central and Eastern Europe, at 97.3% against 92.0% in Maldives as of 2024.
- What is the difference in elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female between Maldives and UIS: Central and Eastern Europe?
- 5.3%, with UIS: Central and Eastern Europe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and UIS: Central and Eastern Europe?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2019.
- How do Maldives and UIS: Central and Eastern Europe rank globally for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female?
- Maldives ranks 12th and UIS: Central and Eastern Europe ranks 15th of 90 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female (%). 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