Ireland vs Maldives: Literate and illiterate world population

Ireland

1.5%

in 1950

Maldives

1.8%

in 2019

Ireland rank

105th

Maldives rank

102nd

Literate and illiterate world population over time

Maldives currently reports 1.8% against 1.5% in Ireland, a difference of 0.3%.

That makes Maldives's figure about 1.2 times Ireland's.

Globally, Ireland ranks 105th and Maldives ranks 102nd of 128 countries.

Indicator: Literate and illiterate world population
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO (1957) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 128 places, 1,272 data points, 1475–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Share of adults who cannot read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life.