Literacy rate, youth total in Maldives
Maldives: Literacy rate, youth total was 98.7% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, youth total in Maldives, 1977–2019
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of people ages 15-24.
Analysis
In 2019, literacy rate, youth total in Maldives stood at 98.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, youth total in Maldives peaked at 99.3% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 85.6%, in 1977.
Maldives ranks 38th 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, youth total in Maldives, year by year
| Year | % of people ages 15-24 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 85.6% | — |
| 1985 | 95.5% | +11.6% |
| 1990 | 98.2% | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 98.2% | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 98.2% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 99.3% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 99.3% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 98.8% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 98.1% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 98.7% | +0.6% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 98.7% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 98.9%, 100% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 98.7% is above the median for South Asia, which is 97.3%, 1.0× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 85.6% | 85.6% | 85.6% | 1 |
| 1980s | 95.5% | 95.5% | 95.5% | 1 |
| 1990s | 98.2% | 98.2% | 98.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 98.7% | 98.2% | 99.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 98.7% | 98.1% | 99.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 35 Tajikistan 98.8% compare
- 36 Malaysia 98.8% compare
- 37 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 98.7% compare
- 39 Iran, Islamic Republic of 98.7% compare
- 40 Qatar 98.7% compare
- 41 Jordan 98.7% compare
More education data for Maldives
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3,474 (2022)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, youth total in Maldives?
- Literacy rate, youth total in Maldives was 98.7% in 2019, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest literacy rate, youth total recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 99.3% in 2006.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, youth total recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 85.6% in 1977.
- How does Maldives rank for literacy rate, youth total?
- Maldives ranks 38th out of 95 countries with data for 2019.
- Is literacy rate, youth total 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 Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Literacy rate, youth total (% of people ages 15-24). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.