Maldives vs Middle income: Literacy rate, adult total
Maldives
98.2%
in 2019
Middle income
87.8%
in 2024
Maldives rank
14th
Middle income rank
17th
Literacy rate, adult total over time
- Maldives
- Middle income
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 98.2% against 87.8% in Middle income, a difference of 10.4%.
That makes Maldives's figure about 1.1 times Middle income's.
Across all 10 years both countries report, Maldives has been ahead every year.
Maldives ranks 14th and Middle income ranks 17th of 89 countries.
Maldives has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | Middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 82.3% | 59.2% | 23.1% | Maldives |
| 1980s | 92.2% | 65.3% | 26.9% | Maldives |
| 1990s | 96.2% | 71.8% | 24.3% | Maldives |
| 2000s | 97.4% | 80.2% | 17.2% | Maldives |
| 2010s | 97.3% | 85.8% | 11.5% | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher literacy rate, adult total, Maldives or Middle income?
- Maldives, at 98.2% against 87.8% in Middle income as of 2019.
- What is the difference in literacy rate, adult total between Maldives and Middle income?
- 10.4%, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Middle income?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2019.
- How do Maldives and Middle income rank globally for literacy rate, adult total?
- Maldives ranks 14th and Middle income ranks 17th of 89 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Literacy rate, adult total (% of people 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.