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Maldives vs Samoa: Literacy rates among adults

Maldives
98.2%
in 2019
Samoa
98.0%
in 2019
Maldives rank
15th
Samoa rank
16th

Literacy rates among adults over time

  • Maldives
  • Samoa
020406080100197719982019

How they compare

Maldives currently reports 98.2% against 98.0% in Samoa, a difference of 0.2%.

Maldives ranks 15th and Samoa ranks 16th of 89 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Literacy rates among adults
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
89 places, 916 data points, 1975–2024
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Share of the population aged 15 years and older who can read and write.