Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) vs Maldives: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female over time
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Maldives
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 98.6% against 94.7% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 3.9%.
Across all 8 years both countries report, Maldives has been ahead every year.
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 13th and Maldives ranks 15th of 39 groups.
Maldives has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 72.6% | 79.4% | 6.9% | Maldives |
| 1980s | 77.7% | 90.2% | 12.5% | Maldives |
| 1990s | 82.8% | 94.5% | 11.7% | Maldives |
| 2000s | 88.5% | 96.4% | 7.9% | Maldives |
| 2010s | 93.6% | 98.8% | 5.2% | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) or Maldives?
- Maldives, at 98.6% against 94.7% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2016.
- What is the difference in literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female between Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Maldives?
- 3.9%, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Maldives?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2016.
- How do Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Maldives rank globally for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 13th and Maldives ranks 15th of 39 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Literacy rate, population 25-64 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 the female population between age 25 and age 64 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 25-64 years by the corresponding age group population and multiplying the result by 100.