Maldives vs Palestine: Literacy rate, adult total

Maldives
98.2%
in 2019
Palestine
97.9%
in 2024
Maldives rank
14th
Palestine rank
16th

Literacy rate, adult total over time

  • Maldives
  • Palestine
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How they compare

Maldives currently reports 98.2% against 97.9% in Palestine, a difference of 0.3%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Maldives ahead.

Maldives ranks 14th and Palestine ranks 16th of 89 countries.

Maldives has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Maldives Palestine Difference Ahead
2000s 98.4% 93.5% 5.0% Maldives
2010s 97.3% 96.8% 0.5% Maldives

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher literacy rate, adult total, Maldives or Palestine?
Maldives, at 98.2% against 97.9% in Palestine as of 2019.
What is the difference in literacy rate, adult total between Maldives and Palestine?
0.3%, with Maldives ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Palestine?
5 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2019.
How do Maldives and Palestine rank globally for literacy rate, adult total?
Maldives ranks 14th and Palestine ranks 16th 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

Indicator
Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above)
Unit
% of people ages 15 and above
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
128 places, 2,592 data points, 1973–2024
Last refreshed

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.