Maldives vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Literacy rate, youth male
Maldives
98.6%
in 2019
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
81.3%
in 2024
Maldives rank
36th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
34th
Literacy rate, youth male over time
- Maldives
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 98.6% against 81.3% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 17.3%.
That makes Maldives's figure about 1.2 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 9 years both countries report, Maldives has been ahead every year.
Maldives ranks 36th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 34th of 95 countries.
Maldives has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 94.9% | 71.2% | 23.7% | Maldives |
| 1990s | 98.1% | 72.6% | 25.5% | Maldives |
| 2000s | 98.6% | 73.4% | 25.2% | Maldives |
| 2010s | 98.3% | 79.6% | 18.7% | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher literacy rate, youth male, Maldives or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Maldives, at 98.6% against 81.3% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2019.
- What is the difference in literacy rate, youth male between Maldives and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 17.3%, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2019.
- How do Maldives and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for literacy rate, youth male?
- Maldives ranks 36th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 34th of 95 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Literacy rate, youth male (% of males 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.