Low income vs Maldives: Literacy rate, youth female
Low income
72.6%
in 2024
Maldives
98.9%
in 2019
Low income rank
39th
Maldives rank
40th
Literacy rate, youth female over time
- Low income
- Maldives
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 98.9% against 72.6% in Low income, a difference of 26.3%.
That makes Maldives's figure about 1.4 times Low income's.
Across all 8 years both countries report, Maldives has been ahead every year.
Low income ranks 39th and Maldives ranks 40th of 40 groups.
Maldives has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Low income | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 49.4% | 98.3% | 48.9% | Maldives |
| 2000s | 52.6% | 98.8% | 46.2% | Maldives |
| 2010s | 68.1% | 99.3% | 31.2% | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher literacy rate, youth female, Low income or Maldives?
- Maldives, at 98.9% against 72.6% in Low income as of 2019.
- What is the difference in literacy rate, youth female between Low income and Maldives?
- 26.3%, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Low income and Maldives?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2019.
- How do Low income and Maldives rank globally for literacy rate, youth female?
- Low income ranks 39th 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.