Maldives Literacy Rate 1977-2024
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.
- Maldives literacy rate for 2021 was 97.86%, a 0.13% increase from 2016.
- Maldives literacy rate for 2016 was 97.73%, a 0.88% decline from 2014.
- Maldives literacy rate for 2014 was 98.61%, a 0.21% increase from 2006.
- Maldives literacy rate for 2006 was 98.40%, a 2.07% increase from 2000.
| Maldives Literacy Rate - Historical Data |
| Year |
Literacy Rate |
Annual Change |
| 2021 |
97.86% |
0.13% |
| 2016 |
97.73% |
-0.88% |
| 2014 |
98.61% |
0.21% |
| 2006 |
98.40% |
2.07% |
| 2000 |
96.33% |
0.00% |
| 1995 |
96.33% |
0.31% |
| 1990 |
96.02% |
3.79% |
| 1985 |
92.23% |
9.93% |
| 1977 |
82.30% |
9.93% |
