What is illiterate population, 25-64 years, male in Maldives?

Illiterate population, 25-64 years, male in Maldives was 4,048 number in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

What is the highest illiterate population, 25-64 years, male recorded in Maldives?

The highest recorded value was 4,861 number in 1977.

What is the lowest illiterate population, 25-64 years, male recorded in Maldives?

The lowest recorded value was 938 number in 2006.

How does Maldives rank for illiterate population, 25-64 years, male?

Maldives ranks 73rd out of 83 countries with data for 2016.

Is illiterate population, 25-64 years, male rising or falling in Maldives?

Over the last ten years it is up 331.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Maldives data come from?

The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Illiterate population, 25-64 years, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Illiterate population, 25-64 years, male in Maldives

Name: Illiterate population, 25-64 years, male in Maldives
Creator: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Maldives: Illiterate population, 25-64 years, male was 4,048 number in 2016. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2016)

4,048 number

Change on year

up 156.9%

World rank

73rd

of 83 countries

All-time high

4,861 number

in 1977

All-time low

938 number

in 2006

Years of data

1977–2016

Illiterate population, 25-64 years, male in Maldives, 1977–2016

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Maldives recorded 4,048 number for illiterate population, 25-64 years, male in 2016.

The figure is up 156.9% on the previous year and up 331.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, illiterate population, 25-64 years, male in Maldives peaked at 4,861 number in 1977 and was at its lowest, 938 number, in 2006.

Maldives ranks 73rd of 83 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	4,861 number	4,861 number	4,861 number	1
1980s	2,906 number	2,906 number	2,906 number	1
1990s	1,698 number	1,663 number	1,734 number	2
2000s	1,448 number	938 number	1,957 number	2
2010s	2,812 number	1,576 number	4,048 number	2

Countries ranked near Maldives

70 Bahrain 6,947 number compare
71 Albania 6,067 number compare
72 Suriname 5,297 number compare
74 Moldova 3,971 number compare
75 Brunei 2,230 number compare
76 Macao 2,228 number compare

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More reference data data for Maldives

Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Burning - Crop residues 0.0001 (2050)
Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (2050)
Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0033 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Agricultural Soils 1.16 (2050)
Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0033 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Crop Residues 0.012 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 1.16 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 1.16 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Burning - Crop re 0.0004 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Burning - Crop re 0.0018 (2050)

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Frequently asked questions

What is illiterate population, 25-64 years, male in Maldives?: Illiterate population, 25-64 years, male in Maldives was 4,048 number in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest illiterate population, 25-64 years, male recorded in Maldives?: The highest recorded value was 4,861 number in 1977.
What is the lowest illiterate population, 25-64 years, male recorded in Maldives?: The lowest recorded value was 938 number in 2006.
How does Maldives rank for illiterate population, 25-64 years, male?: Maldives ranks 73rd out of 83 countries with data for 2016.
Is illiterate population, 25-64 years, male rising or falling in Maldives?: Over the last ten years it is up 331.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Maldives data come from?: The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Illiterate population, 25-64 years, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Illiterate population, 25-64 years, male (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 122 places, 2,243 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Total number of males from age 25 to age 64 who cannot both read and write with understanding a short simple statement on their everyday life.