Lower middle income vs Maldives: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male

Lower middle income
63.1%
in 2019
Maldives
91.2%
in 2016
Lower middle income rank
21st
Maldives rank
23rd

Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male over time

  • Lower middle income
  • Maldives
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How they compare

Maldives currently reports 91.2% against 63.1% in Lower middle income, a difference of 28.1%.

That makes Maldives's figure about 1.4 times Lower middle income's.

Across all 8 years both countries report, Maldives has been ahead every year.

Lower middle income ranks 21st and Maldives ranks 23rd of 37 groups.

Maldives has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lower middle income Maldives Difference Ahead
1970s 42.0% 75.7% 33.7% Maldives
1980s 41.4% 86.3% 44.9% Maldives
1990s 46.4% 90.8% 44.3% Maldives
2000s 53.8% 91.5% 37.6% Maldives
2010s 60.0% 92.3% 32.3% Maldives

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male, Lower middle income or Maldives?
Maldives, at 91.2% against 63.1% in Lower middle income as of 2016.
What is the difference in elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male between Lower middle income and Maldives?
28.1%, with Maldives ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lower middle income and Maldives?
8 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2016.
How do Lower middle income and Maldives rank globally for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male?
Lower middle income ranks 21st and Maldives ranks 23rd of 37 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
121 places, 2,187 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Percentage of males 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 male literates aged 65 years and over by the corresponding age group population and multiplying the result by 100.