Which has higher literacy rate, youth total, Maldives or Pre-demographic dividend?

Maldives, at 98.7% against 77.9% in Pre-demographic dividend as of 2019.

How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Pre-demographic dividend?

8 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2019.

Where does this data come from?

Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Literacy rate, youth total (% of people ages 15-24). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Maldives vs Pre-demographic dividend: Literacy rate, youth total

Maldives

98.7%

in 2019

Pre-demographic dividend

77.9%

in 2024

Maldives rank

38th

Pre-demographic dividend rank

37th

Literacy rate, youth total over time

Maldives
Pre-demographic dividend

How they compare

Maldives currently reports 98.7% against 77.9% in Pre-demographic dividend, a difference of 20.8%.

That makes Maldives's figure about 1.3 times Pre-demographic dividend's.

Across all 8 years both countries report, Maldives has been ahead every year.

Maldives ranks 38th and Pre-demographic dividend ranks 37th of 95 countries.

Maldives has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Maldives	Pre-demographic dividend	Difference	Ahead
1990s	98.2%	66.1%	32.1%	Maldives
2000s	98.7%	66.2%	32.5%	Maldives
2010s	98.7%	74.3%	24.4%	Maldives

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher literacy rate, youth total, Maldives or Pre-demographic dividend?: Maldives, at 98.7% against 77.9% in Pre-demographic dividend as of 2019.
What is the difference in literacy rate, youth total between Maldives and Pre-demographic dividend?: 20.8%, with Maldives ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Pre-demographic dividend?: 8 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2019.
How do Maldives and Pre-demographic dividend rank globally for literacy rate, youth total?: Maldives ranks 38th and Pre-demographic dividend ranks 37th of 95 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Literacy rate, youth total (% of people ages 15-24). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Literacy rate, youth total (% of people ages 15-24)
Unit: % of people ages 15-24
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 135 places, 2,762 data points, 1974–2024
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

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.