Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in Maldives
Maldives: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female was 98.7% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in Maldives, 1977–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in Maldives is 98.7%, measured in 2019.
The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in Maldives peaked at 99.0% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 79.4%, in 1977.
That places Maldives 13th out of 88 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.
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in Maldives, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 79.4% | — |
| 1985 | 90.2% | +13.5% |
| 1990 | 94.8% | +5.1% |
| 1995 | 94.2% | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 95.8% | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 98.6% | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 99.0% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 98.6% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 96.7% | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 98.7% | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 79.4% | 79.4% | 79.4% | 1 |
| 1980s | 90.2% | 90.2% | 90.2% | 1 |
| 1990s | 94.5% | 94.2% | 94.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 97.2% | 95.8% | 98.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 98.3% | 96.7% | 99.0% | 4 |
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More education data for Maldives
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 16,639 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 14.04 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 13,758 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 3.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 16,632 (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4,001 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 690.42 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 10,644 (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5,988 (2022)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in Maldives?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in Maldives was 98.7% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2014.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.4% in 1977.
- How does Maldives rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female?
- Maldives ranks 13th out of 88 countries with data for 2019.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. 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 Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release