Maldives: Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above)
In , Maldives's Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above) was 98.21.
That's up 3.9% from 2017, the highest value since .
The global average for this indicator in 2019 was 89.47 .
Source: World Bank Open Data (SE.ADT.LITR.ZS) • Data as of 2019
Trend (2006–2019)
Highlights
- Peak
- 98.61
- Trough
- 94.51
- 5-year change
- -0.4%
- -0.1% / yr
Historical Data — Last 10 Years
| Year | Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above) |
|---|---|
| 98.2100 | |
| 94.5100 | |
| 97.7300 | |
| 98.6100 | |
| 98.4000 |
About Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above)
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.
Indicator code: SE.ADT.LITR.ZS • Category: Education
Frequently asked questions
- What was Maldives's Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above) in 2019?
- In 2019, Maldives's Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above) was 98.21, according to World Bank Open Data.
- Is Maldives's Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above) rising or falling?
- Maldives's Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above) rose 3.9% from 2017 to 2019.
- How does Maldives's Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above) compare to the world average?
- The global average for Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above) in 2019 was 89.47, so Maldives is above the world average.
- What is Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above) and how is it measured?
- 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.
Source: World Bank Open Data (SE.ADT.LITR.ZS), CC BY 4.0.