Maldives vs WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025): Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes
Maldives
98.7%
in 2019
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
99.3%
in 2024
Maldives rank
39th
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) rank
40th
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes over time
- Maldives
- WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
How they compare
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) currently reports 99.3% against 98.7% in Maldives, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 10 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Maldives ahead.
Maldives ranks 39th and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 40th of 95 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Maldives averaged higher in 4 and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 85.6% | 84.0% | 1.6% | Maldives |
| 1980s | 95.5% | 90.5% | 5.0% | Maldives |
| 1990s | 98.2% | 94.4% | 3.8% | Maldives |
| 2000s | 98.7% | 97.7% | 1.0% | Maldives |
| 2010s | 98.7% | 99.1% | 0.4% | WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes, Maldives or WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025), at 99.3% against 98.7% in Maldives as of 2024.
- What is the difference in youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes between Maldives and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- 0.6%, with WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2019.
- How do Maldives and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) rank globally for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes?
- Maldives ranks 39th and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 40th of 95 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release