Adult Literacy Rate in Maldives
Maldives: Adult Literacy Rate was 97.86 in 2021. β² Rising
Latest (2021)
97.86
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
19th
of 110 countries
All-time high
98.61
in 2014
All-time low
82.3
in 1977
Years of data
11
1977β2021
Adult Literacy Rate in Maldives, 1977β2021
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 97.86 for adult literacy rate in 2021.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult literacy rate in Maldives peaked at 98.61 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 82.3, in 1977.
Maldives ranks 19th of 110 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 82.3 | 82.3 | 82.3 | 1 |
| 1980s | 92.23 | 92.23 | 92.23 | 1 |
| 1990s | 96.17 | 96.02 | 96.33 | 2 |
| 2000s | 97.37 | 96.33 | 98.4 | 2 |
| 2010s | 97.27 | 94.51 | 98.61 | 4 |
| 2020s | 97.86 | 97.86 | 97.86 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 16 Bosnia and Herzegovina 98.3 compare
- 17 West Bank and Gaza 98 compare
- 18 Saudi Arabia 97.93 compare
- 20 Bahrain 97.82 compare
- 21 Qatar 97.75 compare
- 22 Albania 97.68 compare
More gender data for Maldives
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 2,667 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 2,787 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 2,752 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 2,869 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 2,832 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 2,953 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 2,854 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 3,036 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 2,877 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 3,154 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult literacy rate in Maldives?
- Adult literacy rate in Maldives was 97.86 in 2021, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest adult literacy rate recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 98.61 in 2014.
- What is the lowest adult literacy rate recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.3 in 1977.
- How does Maldives rank for adult literacy rate?
- Maldives ranks 19th out of 110 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adult literacy rate rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Adult Literacy Rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gender-disaggregated data on educational outcomes.