Maldives vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Literacy rate, adult male
Maldives
98.2%
in 2019
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
83.2%
in 2024
Maldives rank
24th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank
27th
Literacy rate, adult male over time
- Maldives
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 98.2% against 83.2% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, a difference of 15.0%.
That makes Maldives's figure about 1.2 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's.
Across all 10 years both countries report, Maldives has been ahead every year.
Maldives ranks 24th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 27th of 88 countries.
Maldives has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 82.4% | 52.9% | 29.5% | Maldives |
| 1980s | 92.1% | 57.5% | 34.6% | Maldives |
| 1990s | 96.1% | 65.0% | 31.1% | Maldives |
| 2000s | 97.3% | 74.1% | 23.2% | Maldives |
| 2010s | 97.0% | 81.3% | 15.7% | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher literacy rate, adult male, Maldives or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Maldives, at 98.2% against 83.2% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan as of 2019.
- What is the difference in literacy rate, adult male between Maldives and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- 15.0%, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2019.
- How do Maldives and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank globally for literacy rate, adult male?
- Maldives ranks 24th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 27th of 88 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Literacy rate, adult male (% of males ages 15 and above). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.