Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female, adjusted in Maldives
Maldives: Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female, adjusted was 0.99 LPIA in 2017. ▬ Flat
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female, adjusted in Maldives, 2000–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
In 2017, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female, adjusted in Maldives stood at 0.99 LPIA. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female, adjusted in Maldives peaked at 1 LPIA in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.99 LPIA, in 2000.
That places Maldives 22nd out of 56 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female, adjusted in Maldives, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.99 LPIA | — |
| 2006 | 0.99 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1 LPIA | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.99 LPIA | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.99 LPIA | 0.99 LPIA | 0.99 LPIA | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.9967 LPIA | 0.99 LPIA | 1 LPIA | 3 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
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 youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female, adjusted in Maldives?
- Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female, adjusted in Maldives was 0.99 LPIA in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female, adjusted recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 1 LPIA in 2014.
- What is the lowest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female, adjusted recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.99 LPIA in 2000.
- How does Maldives rank for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female, adjusted?
- Maldives ranks 22nd out of 56 countries with data for 2017.
- Is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female, adjusted 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, published as part of Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release