Adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate in Maldives
Maldives: Adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate was 1 in 2019. ▬ Flat
Latest (2019)
1
Change on year
down 2.0%
World rank
14th
of 68 countries
All-time high
1.02
in 2017
All-time low
1
in 2000
Years of data
6
2000–2019
Adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate in Maldives, 2000–2019
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 1 for adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is down 2.0% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate in Maldives peaked at 1.02 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1, in 2000.
Maldives ranks 14th of 68 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate in Maldives, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1 | — |
| 2006 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.01 | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 1.02 | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 1 | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.01 | 1 | 1.02 | 4 |
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More education data for Maldives
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3,474 (2022)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 0 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 8,838 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4,920 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 33,002 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 44,013 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -3.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0834 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate in Maldives?
- Adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate in Maldives was 1 in 2019, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 1.02 in 2017.
- What is the lowest adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 2000.
- How does Maldives rank for adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate?
- Maldives ranks 14th out of 68 countries with data for 2019.
- Is adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate (ratio). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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