IDA blend vs Maldives: Literacy rate, youth female
IDA blend
74.8%
in 2024
Maldives
98.9%
in 2019
IDA blend rank
37th
Maldives rank
40th
Literacy rate, youth female over time
- IDA blend
- Maldives
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 98.9% against 74.8% in IDA blend, a difference of 24.1%.
That makes Maldives's figure about 1.3 times IDA blend's.
Across all 9 years both countries report, Maldives has been ahead every year.
IDA blend ranks 37th and Maldives ranks 40th of 40 groups.
Maldives has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | IDA blend | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 53.8% | 96.2% | 42.4% | Maldives |
| 1990s | 60.4% | 98.3% | 37.9% | Maldives |
| 2000s | 63.8% | 98.8% | 35.0% | Maldives |
| 2010s | 71.6% | 99.3% | 27.7% | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher literacy rate, youth female, IDA blend or Maldives?
- Maldives, at 98.9% against 74.8% in IDA blend as of 2019.
- What is the difference in literacy rate, youth female between IDA blend and Maldives?
- 24.1%, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for IDA blend and Maldives?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2019.
- How do IDA blend and Maldives rank globally for literacy rate, youth female?
- IDA blend ranks 37th and Maldives ranks 40th of 40 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Literacy rate, youth female (% of females ages 15-24). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.