Maldives vs Middle income: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes over time
- Maldives
- Middle income
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 90.2% against 72.4% in Middle income, a difference of 17.8%.
That makes Maldives's figure about 1.2 times Middle income's.
Across all 8 years both countries report, Maldives has been ahead every year.
Maldives ranks 17th and Middle income ranks 18th of 83 countries.
Maldives has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | Middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 73.4% | 39.5% | 34.0% | Maldives |
| 1980s | 84.8% | 38.7% | 46.0% | Maldives |
| 1990s | 90.1% | 43.9% | 46.3% | Maldives |
| 2000s | 91.0% | 57.5% | 33.6% | Maldives |
| 2010s | 91.5% | 68.7% | 22.8% | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes, Maldives or Middle income?
- Maldives, at 90.2% against 72.4% in Middle income as of 2016.
- What is the difference in elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes between Maldives and Middle income?
- 17.8%, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Middle income?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2016.
- How do Maldives and Middle income rank globally for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes?
- Maldives ranks 17th and Middle income ranks 18th of 83 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Percentage of the population age 65 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life. Generally, ‘literacy’ also encompasses ‘numeracy’, the ability to make simple arithmetic calculations. This indicator is calculated by dividing the number of literates aged 65 years and over by the corresponding age group population and multiplying the result by 100.