Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female in Maldives
Maldives: Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female was 98.9% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female in Maldives, 1977–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female in Maldives stood at 98.9%.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female in Maldives peaked at 99.7% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 87.1%, in 1977.
Maldives ranks 40th of 105 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.
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female in Maldives, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 87.1% | — |
| 1985 | 96.2% | +10.4% |
| 1990 | 98.3% | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 98.3% | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 98.3% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 99.4% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 99.4% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 99.1% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 99.7% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 98.9% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 87.1% | 87.1% | 87.1% | 1 |
| 1980s | 96.2% | 96.2% | 96.2% | 1 |
| 1990s | 98.3% | 98.3% | 98.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 98.8% | 98.3% | 99.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 99.3% | 98.9% | 99.7% | 4 |
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 in Maldives?
- Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female in Maldives was 98.9% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 99.7% in 2017.
- What is the lowest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 87.1% in 1977.
- How does Maldives rank for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female?
- Maldives ranks 40th out of 105 countries with data for 2019.
- Is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release