male: 72.8%

female: 43.4% (1999 est.)

Malaysia: definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 83.5%

male: 89.1%

female: 78.1% (1995 est.)

Maldives: definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 93.2%

male: 93.3%

female: 93% (1995 est.)