Maldives vs Small states: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female over time
- Maldives
- Small states
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 89.1% against 70.5% in Small states, a difference of 18.6%.
That makes Maldives's figure about 1.3 times Small states's.
Across all 7 years both countries report, Maldives has been ahead every year.
Maldives ranks 18th and Small states ranks 15th of 82 countries.
Maldives has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | Small states | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 82.2% | 56.9% | 25.3% | Maldives |
| 1990s | 89.1% | 58.7% | 30.4% | Maldives |
| 2000s | 90.4% | 62.1% | 28.3% | Maldives |
| 2010s | 90.6% | 68.4% | 22.2% | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female, Maldives or Small states?
- Maldives, at 89.1% against 70.5% in Small states as of 2016.
- What is the difference in elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female between Maldives and Small states?
- 18.6%, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Small states?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2016.
- How do Maldives and Small states rank globally for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female?
- Maldives ranks 18th and Small states ranks 15th of 82 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Percentage of females 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 female literates aged 65 years and over by the corresponding age group population and multiplying the result by 100.