Literacy rate vs gdp per capita in Maldives
Maldives: Literacy rate vs gdp per capita was 98.21 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
98.21
Change on year
up 3.9%
World rank
15th
of 89 countries
All-time high
98.61
in 2014
All-time low
82.3
in 1977
Years of data
10
1977–2019
Literacy rate vs gdp per capita in Maldives, 1977–2019
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2019, literacy rate vs gdp per capita in Maldives stood at 98.21.
The figure is up 3.9% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate vs gdp per capita in Maldives peaked at 98.61 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 82.3, in 1977.
Maldives ranks 15th of 89 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 82.3 | 82.3 | 82.3 | 1 |
| 1980s | 92.23 | 92.23 | 92.23 | 1 |
| 1990s | 96.17 | 96.02 | 96.33 | 2 |
| 2000s | 97.37 | 96.33 | 98.4 | 2 |
| 2010s | 97.27 | 94.51 | 98.61 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 12 Mongolia 98.64 compare
- 13 Montenegro 98.53 compare
- 14 Philippines 98.47 compare
- 16 Samoa 97.99 compare
- 17 Palestine 97.94 compare
- 18 Saudi Arabia 97.93 compare
More education data for Maldives
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 19.0% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 76.0% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 99.7% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 4,691 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 1.56 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 104.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate vs gdp per capita in Maldives?
- Literacy rate vs gdp per capita in Maldives was 98.21 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest literacy rate vs gdp per capita recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 98.61 in 2014.
- What is the lowest literacy rate vs gdp per capita recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.3 in 1977.
- How does Maldives rank for literacy rate vs gdp per capita?
- Maldives ranks 15th out of 89 countries with data for 2019.
- Is literacy rate vs gdp per capita rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Literacy rate vs gdp per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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