Maldives vs Upper middle income: Literacy rate, adult female
Maldives
98.3%
in 2019
Upper middle income
94.9%
in 2024
Maldives rank
11th
Upper middle income rank
10th
Literacy rate, adult female over time
- Maldives
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 98.3% against 94.9% in Upper middle income, a difference of 3.4%.
Across all 10 years both countries report, Maldives has been ahead every year.
Maldives ranks 11th and Upper middle income ranks 10th of 89 countries.
Maldives has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 82.2% | 56.1% | 26.1% | Maldives |
| 1980s | 92.4% | 66.1% | 26.2% | Maldives |
| 1990s | 96.3% | 76.1% | 20.2% | Maldives |
| 2000s | 97.4% | 87.4% | 10.0% | Maldives |
| 2010s | 97.5% | 93.4% | 4.1% | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher literacy rate, adult female, Maldives or Upper middle income?
- Maldives, at 98.3% against 94.9% in Upper middle income as of 2019.
- What is the difference in literacy rate, adult female between Maldives and Upper middle income?
- 3.4%, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Upper middle income?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2019.
- How do Maldives and Upper middle income rank globally for literacy rate, adult female?
- Maldives ranks 11th and Upper middle income ranks 10th of 89 countries.
- 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.