Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in Maldives
Maldives: Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female was 298 number in 2016. ◆ Volatile
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in Maldives, 1977–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2016, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in Maldives stood at 298 number.
The figure is up 49.0% on the previous year and up 16.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in Maldives peaked at 1,650 number in 1977 and was at its lowest, 200 number, in 2014.
Maldives ranks 77th of 86 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in Maldives, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 1,650 number | — |
| 1985 | 701 number | -57.5% |
| 1990 | 355 number | -49.4% |
| 1995 | 416 number | +17.2% |
| 2000 | 519 number | +24.8% |
| 2006 | 255 number | -50.9% |
| 2014 | 200 number | -21.6% |
| 2016 | 298 number | +49.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1,650 number | 1,650 number | 1,650 number | 1 |
| 1980s | 701 number | 701 number | 701 number | 1 |
| 1990s | 385.5 number | 355 number | 416 number | 2 |
| 2000s | 387 number | 255 number | 519 number | 2 |
| 2010s | 249 number | 200 number | 298 number | 2 |
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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 youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in Maldives?
- Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in Maldives was 298 number in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/).
- What is the highest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 1,650 number in 1977.
- What is the lowest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 200 number in 2014.
- How does Maldives rank for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female?
- Maldives ranks 77th out of 86 countries with data for 2016.
- Is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/), published as part of Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of females between age 15 and age 24 who cannot both read and write with understanding a short simple statement on their everyday life.