Lower middle income vs Maldives: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male

Lower middle income
81.2%
in 2019
Maldives
97.6%
in 2016
Lower middle income rank
25th
Maldives rank
24th

Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male over time

  • Lower middle income
  • Maldives
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How they compare

Maldives currently reports 97.6% against 81.2% in Lower middle income, a difference of 16.4%.

That makes Maldives's figure about 1.2 times Lower middle income's.

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

Lower middle income ranks 25th and Maldives ranks 24th of 38 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 55.1% 82.0% 26.9% Maldives
1980s 59.9% 90.9% 31.0% Maldives
1990s 64.4% 95.5% 31.1% Maldives
2000s 73.2% 97.2% 24.0% Maldives
2010s 79.1% 98.3% 19.2% Maldives

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male, Lower middle income or Maldives?
Maldives, at 97.6% against 81.2% in Lower middle income as of 2016.
What is the difference in literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male between Lower middle income and Maldives?
16.4%, 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 literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male?
Lower middle income ranks 25th and Maldives ranks 24th of 38 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
122 places, 2,219 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Percentage of the male 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 male literates aged 25-64 years by the corresponding age group population and multiplying the result by 100.