Education in Maldives 1,777 indicators covering education for Maldives. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Official entrance age to compulsory education 6 years 2019 unchanged 24th Number of years of compulsory primary and secondary education 10 2025 up 42.9% 73rd Number of years of compulsory pre-primary education guaranteed in 2 2025 — 14th Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private 18.8% 2024 down 79.3% 127th Over-age students, primary, male 1.7% 2017 down 86.8% 153rd Over-age students, primary, female 1.5% 2017 down 83.5% 147th Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index 1.02 index 2024 up 5.9% 59th School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both 13,525 number 2019 down 26.0% 134th School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female 5,245 number 2019 down 36.2% 136th School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male 8,280 number 2019 down 17.6% 132nd Outbound mobility ratio to Central Asia, male (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2019 — 28th Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, both sexes 0.0% 2018 down 97.0% 162nd Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female 72.9% 2003 up 1.8% 113th Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index 1.03 GPI 2003 up 3.8% 104th Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male 71.1% 2003 down 2.0% 116th Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, both sexes 0 2024 down 100.0% 161st Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes 108.1% 2019 down 8.6% 33rd Repeaters in Grade 1 of primary education, female 0 2024 down 100.0% 169th Compulsory education, duration 12 years 2025 up 71.4% 33rd Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes 97.4% 2018 down 0.5% 67th Repeaters in Grade 1 of primary education, male 0 2024 down 100.0% 171st Progression to secondary school 98.9% 2016 up 4.1% 58th Outbound mobility ratio to the Arab States, male (UIS estimate) 3.6% 2019 — 15th Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, both sexes 0.0% 2018 down 97.5% 155th Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female 99.3% 2019 down 20.3% 84th Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male 117.4% 2019 up 4.3% 20th Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index 0.8462 GPI 2019 down 23.5% 176th Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary 95.4% 2017 down 1.9% 96th Population of compulsory school age, both sexes 86,846 2025 up 104.1% 155th Population of compulsory school age, female 40,349 2025 up 103.6% 156th Population of compulsory school age, male 46,497 2025 up 104.4% 155th Enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes 28,579 2023 up 51.4% 160th Outbound mobility ratio to sub-Saharan Africa, male (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2020 down 100.0% 133rd School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both 11,915 2025 down 21.7% 141st School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female 5,587 2025 down 13.8% 141st School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male 6,328 2025 down 27.6% 140th Enrolment in lower secondary education, female 13,859 2023 up 50.5% 159th Duration of compulsory education 12 years 2025 up 71.4% 33rd Official entrance age to compulsory education 4 years 2025 down 33.3% 171st Repeaters in Grade 2 of primary education, female 0 2024 down 100.0% 172nd Repeaters in Grade 3 of primary education, female 0 2024 down 100.0% 169th Trained teachers in primary education, female 21.4% 2024 down 75.0% 124th Trained teachers in primary education, male 91.8% 2022 up 12.0% 70th Repeaters in Grade 2 of primary education, male 0 2024 down 100.0% 173rd Repeaters in Grade 3 of primary education, male 0 2024 down 100.0% 172nd Enrolment in lower secondary education, male 14,720 2023 up 52.3% 158th Government spending on education as a share of GDP 5.2% 2023 up 52.5% 59th Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes 38.8% 2019 up 142.7% 149th Repeaters in Grade 4 of primary education, female 0 2024 down 100.0% 174th Repeaters in Grade 4 of primary education, male 0 2024 down 100.0% 176th Outbound mobility ratio to South and West Asia, male (UIS estimate) 6.5% 2019 down 39.6% 2nd Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 6.5% 2025 down 61.5% 97th Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 2.4% 2025 down 80.6% 138th Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 10.0% 2025 down 51.7% 84th Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both 21.3% 2025 down 55.3% 88th Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female 14.8% 2025 down 63.7% 106th Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male 26.9% 2025 down 49.3% 79th Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes 3.5% 2025 down 31.4% 109th Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female 0.0% 2025 down 100.0% 193rd Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male (modelled) 7.5% 2025 down 5.1% 82nd ← Previous Page 10 of 30 Next →