Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in Maldives
Maldives: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male was 98.4% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in Maldives, 1977–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in Maldives stood at 98.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.3% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in Maldives peaked at 98.9% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 82.0%, in 1977.
That places Maldives 23rd out of 88 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in Maldives, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 82.0% | — |
| 1985 | 90.9% | +10.9% |
| 1990 | 95.1% | +4.6% |
| 1995 | 95.8% | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 95.8% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 98.6% | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 98.9% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 97.6% | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 94.3% | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 98.4% | +4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 82.0% | 82.0% | 82.0% | 1 |
| 1980s | 90.9% | 90.9% | 90.9% | 1 |
| 1990s | 95.5% | 95.1% | 95.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 97.2% | 95.8% | 98.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 97.3% | 94.3% | 98.9% | 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 literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in Maldives?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in Maldives was 98.4% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 98.9% in 2014.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.0% in 1977.
- How does Maldives rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male?
- Maldives ranks 23rd out of 88 countries with data for 2019.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release