Maldives vs Saudi Arabia: Literate and illiterate world population

Maldives

1.8%

in 2019

Saudi Arabia

2.1%

in 2024

Maldives rank

102nd

Saudi Arabia rank

99th

Literate and illiterate world population over time

Saudi Arabia currently reports 2.1% against 1.8% in Maldives, a difference of 0.3%.

That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.2 times Maldives's.

Globally, Maldives ranks 102nd and Saudi Arabia ranks 99th 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.