Literacy rates vs average years of schooling in Maldives
Maldives: Literacy rates vs average years of schooling was 98.21 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Literacy rates vs average years of schooling in Maldives, 1950–2019
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for literacy rates vs average years of schooling in Maldives is 98.21, measured in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.9% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rates vs average years of schooling in Maldives peaked at 98.61 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 72.5, in 1950.
That places Maldives 26th out of 128 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Literacy rates vs average years of schooling in Maldives, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 72.5 | — |
| 1977 | 82.3 | +13.5% |
| 1985 | 92.23 | +12.1% |
| 1990 | 96.02 | +4.1% |
| 1995 | 96.33 | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 96.33 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 98.4 | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 98.61 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 97.73 | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 94.51 | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 98.21 | +3.9% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 98.21 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 95.8, 1.0× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 98.21 is above the median for South Asia, which is 80.35, 1.2× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 72.5 | 72.5 | 72.5 | 1 |
| 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
- 24 Philippines 98.47 compare
- 25 Bulgaria 98.35 compare
- 27 United Arab Emirates 98.06 compare
- 28 Samoa 97.99 compare
- 29 Bahrain 97.85 compare
More education data for Maldives
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 98.19 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.05 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rates vs average years of schooling in Maldives?
- Literacy rates vs average years of schooling in Maldives was 98.21 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest literacy rates vs average years of schooling recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 98.61 in 2014.
- What is the lowest literacy rates vs average years of schooling recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.5 in 1950.
- How does Maldives rank for literacy rates vs average years of schooling?
- Maldives ranks 26th out of 128 countries with data for 2019.
- Is literacy rates vs average years of schooling 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 rates vs average years of schooling. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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