Maldives Literacy Rate

Maldives literacy rate for 2021 was 97.86%, a 0.35% decline from 2019.
  • Maldives literacy rate for 2019 was 98.21%, a 3.71% increase from 2017.
  • Maldives literacy rate for 2017 was 94.51%, a 3.49% decline from 2016.
  • Maldives literacy rate for 2016 was 98.00%, a 1% decline from 2014.
Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.