Maldives vs WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income): Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male
Maldives
95.2%
in 2019
WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)
98.7%
in 2024
Maldives rank
17th
WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) rank
17th
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male over time
- Maldives
- WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)
How they compare
WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) currently reports 98.7% against 95.2% in Maldives, a difference of 3.5%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 8 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Maldives ahead.
Maldives ranks 17th and WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) ranks 17th of 87 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Maldives averaged higher in 1 and WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 90.8% | 85.1% | 5.7% | Maldives |
| 2000s | 91.5% | 92.4% | 0.9% | WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) |
| 2010s | 90.5% | 97.3% | 6.9% | WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male, Maldives or WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
- WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income), at 98.7% against 95.2% in Maldives as of 2024.
- What is the difference in elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male between Maldives and WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
- 3.5%, with WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2019.
- How do Maldives and WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) rank globally for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male?
- Maldives ranks 17th and WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) ranks 17th of 87 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male (%). 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