Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in Maldives
Maldives: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female was 92.0% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in Maldives, 1977–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in Maldives is 92.0%, measured in 2019.
That represents a change of up 48.0% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in Maldives peaked at 92.1% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 62.2%, in 2017.
That places Maldives 12th out of 90 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in Maldives, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 68.8% | — |
| 1985 | 82.2% | +19.6% |
| 1990 | 89.0% | +8.3% |
| 1995 | 89.3% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 89.3% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 91.5% | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 92.1% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 89.1% | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 62.2% | -30.2% |
| 2019 | 92.0% | +48.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 68.8% | 68.8% | 68.8% | 1 |
| 1980s | 82.2% | 82.2% | 82.2% | 1 |
| 1990s | 89.1% | 89.0% | 89.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 90.4% | 89.3% | 91.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 83.9% | 62.2% | 92.1% | 4 |
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More education data for Maldives
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 21,469 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -2.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0407 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 22,544 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -4.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0427 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 33,002 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 13.58 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4,691 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 8.05 % change on previous year (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in Maldives?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in Maldives was 92.0% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 92.1% in 2014.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.2% in 2017.
- How does Maldives rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female?
- Maldives ranks 12th out of 90 countries with data for 2019.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release