Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in Maldives
Maldives: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male was 95.2% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in Maldives, 1977–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 95.2% for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in 2019. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is up 15.8% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in Maldives peaked at 95.2% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 75.8%, in 1977.
That places Maldives 17th out of 87 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, male in Maldives, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 75.8% | — |
| 1985 | 86.3% | +13.9% |
| 1990 | 91.1% | +5.5% |
| 1995 | 90.5% | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 90.5% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 92.4% | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 93.3% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 91.2% | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 82.2% | -9.9% |
| 2019 | 95.2% | +15.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 75.8% | 75.8% | 75.8% | 1 |
| 1980s | 86.3% | 86.3% | 86.3% | 1 |
| 1990s | 90.8% | 90.5% | 91.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 91.5% | 90.5% | 92.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 90.5% | 82.2% | 95.2% | 4 |
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More education data for Maldives
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 44,013 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -3.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0834 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 21,469 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in Maldives?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in Maldives was 95.2% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 95.2% in 2019.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.8% in 1977.
- How does Maldives rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male?
- Maldives ranks 17th out of 87 countries with data for 2019.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release