Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Maldives
Maldives: Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index was 1 index in 2019. ▬ Flat
Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Maldives, 1977–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
In 2019, literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Maldives stood at 1 index. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Maldives peaked at 1.03 index in 1977 and was at its lowest, 1 index, in 1990.
That places Maldives 23rd out of 96 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Maldives, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 1.03 index | — |
| 1985 | 1.01 index | -1.9% |
| 1990 | 1 index | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.01 index | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 1.02 index | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 1 index | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.03 index | 1.03 index | 1.03 index | 1 |
| 1980s | 1.01 index | 1.01 index | 1.01 index | 1 |
| 1990s | 1 index | 1 index | 1 index | 2 |
| 2000s | 1 index | 1 index | 1 index | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.01 index | 1 index | 1.02 index | 4 |
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- 23 Nigeria 1 index compare
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- 23 Qatar 1 index compare
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- 23 Serbia 1 index compare
- 23 Singapore 1 index compare
- 23 Spain 1 index compare
- 23 Sri Lanka 1 index compare
- 23 Thailand 1 index compare
- 23 Tonga 1 index compare
- 23 Tunisia 1 index compare
- 23 United Arab Emirates 1 index compare
- 23 Uruguay 1 index compare
- 23 Uzbekistan 1 index compare
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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 levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Maldives?
- Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Maldives was 1 index in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 1.03 index in 1977.
- What is the lowest literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 index in 1990.
- How does Maldives rank for literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index?
- Maldives ranks 23rd out of 96 countries with data for 2019.
- Is literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal basic literacy rates among young men and women aged 15–24. Values below 1 favor young men, and above 1 favor young women.