Maldives vs World: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes over time
- Maldives
- World
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 90.2% against 77.0% in World, a difference of 13.2%.
That makes Maldives's figure about 1.2 times World's.
Across all 7 years both countries report, Maldives has been ahead every year.
Maldives ranks 17th and World ranks 1st of 83 countries.
Maldives has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 84.8% | 52.9% | 31.9% | Maldives |
| 1990s | 90.1% | 56.3% | 33.9% | Maldives |
| 2000s | 91.0% | 65.3% | 25.7% | Maldives |
| 2010s | 91.5% | 74.3% | 17.2% | 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 World?
- Maldives, at 90.2% against 77.0% in World as of 2016.
- What is the difference in elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes between Maldives and World?
- 13.2%, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and World?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2016.
- How do Maldives and World rank globally for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes?
- Maldives ranks 17th and World ranks 1st 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.