Title: Literacy Rate, Adult Total for Maldives Series ID: SEADTLITRZSMDV Source: World Bank Release: World Development Indicators (Not a Press Release) Seasonal Adjustment: Not Seasonally Adjusted Frequency: Annual Units: Percent of People Ages 15 and Above Date Range: 1977-01-01 to 2021-01-01 Last Updated: 2022-12-27 1:45 PM CST Notes: Adult (15+) literacy rate (%). Total is the percentage of the population age 15 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 literates aged 15 years and over by the corresponding age group population and multiplying the result by 100. World Bank Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics Source Indicator: SE.ADT.LITR.ZS DATE VALUE 1977-01-01 82.2999572753906 1978-01-01 . 1979-01-01 . 1980-01-01 . 1981-01-01 . 1982-01-01 . 1983-01-01 . 1984-01-01 . 1985-01-01 92.2300491333008 1986-01-01 . 1987-01-01 . 1988-01-01 . 1989-01-01 . 1990-01-01 96.0182571411133 1991-01-01 . 1992-01-01 . 1993-01-01 . 1994-01-01 . 1995-01-01 96.3264999389648 1996-01-01 . 1997-01-01 . 1998-01-01 . 1999-01-01 . 2000-01-01 96.3264999389648 2001-01-01 . 2002-01-01 . 2003-01-01 . 2004-01-01 . 2005-01-01 . 2006-01-01 98.3979034423828 2007-01-01 . 2008-01-01 . 2009-01-01 . 2010-01-01 . 2011-01-01 . 2012-01-01 . 2013-01-01 . 2014-01-01 98.6101226806641 2015-01-01 . 2016-01-01 97.7349472045898 2017-01-01 . 2018-01-01 . 2019-01-01 . 2020-01-01 . 2021-01-01 97.8600006103516