Literacy rate of young men vs. women in Maldives
Maldives: Literacy rate of young men vs. women was 98.6% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate of young men vs. women in Maldives, 1977–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 98.6% for literacy rate of young men vs. women in 2019.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate of young men vs. women in Maldives peaked at 99.2% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 84.1%, in 1977.
Maldives ranks 37th of 95 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Literacy rate of young men vs. women in Maldives, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 84.1% | — |
| 1985 | 94.9% | +12.8% |
| 1990 | 98.1% | +3.4% |
| 1995 | 98.0% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 99.2% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 99.1% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 98.4% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 97.3% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 98.6% | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 84.1% | 84.1% | 84.1% | 1 |
| 1980s | 94.9% | 94.9% | 94.9% | 1 |
| 1990s | 98.1% | 98.0% | 98.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 98.6% | 98.0% | 99.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 98.3% | 97.3% | 99.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
More education data for Maldives
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate of young men vs. women in Maldives?
- Literacy rate of young men vs. women in Maldives was 98.6% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest literacy rate of young men vs. women recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 99.2% in 2006.
- What is the lowest literacy rate of young men vs. women recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 84.1% in 1977.
- How does Maldives rank for literacy rate of young men vs. women?
- Maldives ranks 37th out of 95 countries with data for 2019.
- Is literacy rate of young men vs. women rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Literacy rate of young men vs. women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of men aged 15 to 24 years who can read and write.