Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) vs Maldives: Literacy rate, adult female

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
94.4%
in 2024
Maldives
98.3%
in 2019
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank
13th
Maldives rank
11th

Literacy rate, adult female over time

  • Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
  • Maldives
020406080100197419992024

How they compare

Maldives currently reports 98.3% against 94.4% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 3.9%.

Across all 10 years both countries report, Maldives has been ahead every year.

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 13th 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 Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) Maldives Difference Ahead
1970s 75.5% 82.2% 6.7% Maldives
1980s 79.8% 92.4% 12.6% Maldives
1990s 83.9% 96.3% 12.4% Maldives
2000s 88.3% 97.4% 9.1% Maldives
2010s 93.1% 97.5% 4.4% Maldives

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher literacy rate, adult female, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) or Maldives?
Maldives, at 98.3% against 94.4% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2019.
What is the difference in literacy rate, adult female between Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Maldives?
3.9%, with Maldives ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Maldives?
10 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2019.
How do Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Maldives rank globally for literacy rate, adult female?
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 13th 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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Indicator
Literacy rate, adult female (% of females ages 15 and above)
Unit
% of females ages 15 and above
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
128 places, 2,600 data points, 1973–2024
Last refreshed

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.