East Asia & Pacific vs Maldives: Literacy rate, adult female
East Asia & Pacific
95.3%
in 2024
Maldives
98.3%
in 2019
East Asia & Pacific rank
9th
Maldives rank
11th
Literacy rate, adult female over time
- East Asia & Pacific
- Maldives
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 98.3% against 95.3% in East Asia & Pacific, a difference of 3.0%.
Across all 10 years both countries report, Maldives has been ahead every year.
East Asia & Pacific ranks 9th and Maldives ranks 11th of 39 groups.
Maldives has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | East Asia & Pacific | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 53.7% | 82.2% | 28.5% | Maldives |
| 1980s | 64.5% | 92.4% | 27.9% | Maldives |
| 1990s | 75.3% | 96.3% | 21.0% | Maldives |
| 2000s | 87.7% | 97.4% | 9.7% | Maldives |
| 2010s | 93.7% | 97.5% | 3.7% | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher literacy rate, adult female, East Asia & Pacific or Maldives?
- Maldives, at 98.3% against 95.3% in East Asia & Pacific as of 2019.
- What is the difference in literacy rate, adult female between East Asia & Pacific and Maldives?
- 3.0%, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific and Maldives?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2019.
- How do East Asia & Pacific and Maldives rank globally for literacy rate, adult female?
- East Asia & Pacific ranks 9th and Maldives ranks 11th of 39 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Literacy rate, adult female (% of females ages 15 and above). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.