Literacy Rate Illiterate Population
97.0 % 6 thousands
2007 figures estimated by UNESCO Institute for Statistics in September 2008

1. Adult Literacy Data

(1) Estimated Number of Adult Illiterates and Literates, 1980-2010

source : UNESCO


(2) Estimated Number of Adult Illiterates by Sex in 1995

source : UNESCO


(3) Adult Literacy Rate by Sex, 1980-2010

source : UNESCO


Latest Data Available : 1995
total adult literacy rate : 95.2 %
female literate population : 62 thousands
male literate population : 65 thousands
note : 15 years and above
source : UNESCO


(4) Main Languages
main language(s) % of population used in school
1 Dhivehi 100 YES

Total number of mother tongue(s) : 1



2. Primary Education Data

year
net enrolment ratio (%) ...
enrolment (in thousands) 1997 50
% share of girls enrolment 1997 48.0
pupils reaching grade 5 (%) 1994 93.0
pupil - teacher ratio* 1998 25 : 1

Years of Compulsory Education
... years

source : UNESCO
*Ministry of Education



3. Pre-primary Education Data

year
gross enrolment ratio (%) 1995 59.0
enrolment (in thousands) 1997 11
% share of girls enrolment 1997 50
pupil-teacher ratio 1998 32 : 1

source : UNESCO
*Ministry of Education



4. Basic Socio-Economic Indicators

year
1 GNP per capita (US$) 1997 1,150
2 agricultural productivity
per capita (US$)
1995 36
3 total fertility rate (/woman) 1997 6.8
4 infant mortality rate
(age 1, /1,000)
1997 53
5 under-5 mortality rate (/1,000) 1997 74
6 life expectancy at birth (yrs) 1997 64

source : 1 World Bank, 2 UN, 3-6 UNICEF



5. Public Education Expenditure

year
annual budget
for nonformal education
1
1995 MVR 2,866
public expenditure on education as percentage of GNP (%)2 1995 8.4
% share of nonformal education
in total education budget
3
1995 1.2

source : 2 UNESCO, 1, 3 Ministry of Education


6. Literacy Agencies
National literacy agency Non-Formal Education Centre (NFEC)



7. Literacy Programmes
year
basic literacy
total number of registered learners (in thousands) 1997 1
% share of women 1997 1.0
total number of certified learners (in thousands) ...
% share of women ...
post-literacy
total number of registered learners (in thousands) ...
% share of women ...
total number of certified learners (in thousands) ...
% share of women ...



[Updated in July 1999]


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