Education in Maldives 1,777 indicators covering education for Maldives. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted 0.5502 modelled data 2025 down 28.4% 179th Enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes 4,423 2023 up 6.9% 169th Government expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP 5.2% 2023 up 52.5% 59th Primary education, pupils 48.8% 2017 up 2.0% 74th Inequality in education 0.2932 2023 down 26.6% 46th Repetition rate in Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes 0.0% 2018 down 98.6% 157th Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female 43.5% 2019 up 228.0% 141st Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male 34.5% 2019 up 85.4% 162nd Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index 1.26 GPI 2019 up 77.0% 11th Enrolment in upper secondary education, female 2,504 2023 up 8.3% 169th Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 0.24 modelled data 2025 down 59.9% 195th Number of years of free pre-primary education guaranteed in legal 2 2025 — 45th Number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in 12 2025 unchanged 26th End of the academic school year 2,024 tertiary education 2024 up 0.5% 5th Outbound mobility ratio to the Pacific, male (UIS estimate) 1.8% 2019 down 85.6% 14th Enrolment in upper secondary education, male 1,919 2023 up 5.1% 170th Start month of the academic school year 1 tertiary education 2024 unchanged 176th End month of the academic school year 12 tertiary education 2024 unchanged 1st Repeaters in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both sexes 0 2024 down 100.0% 187th Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted 0 modelled data 2025 down 100.0% 196th Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, female 0.0% 2018 down 90.8% 157th Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, male 0.0% 2018 down 95.2% 158th Outbound mobility ratio to Central and Eastern Europe, male (UIS) 1.8% 2019 up 19.5% 34th Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes 96.4% 2023 down 3.3% 107th Outbound mobility ratio to Latin America, male (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2021 down 100.0% 171st Persistence to grade 5, female 94.1% 2023 up 2.0% 74th Persistence to grade 5, male 92.1% 2023 down 1.0% 74th Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes 98.9% 2023 up 1.9% 103rd Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female 101.4% 2023 down 4.2% 67th Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male 92.1% 2023 down 2.6% 129th Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index 1.09 GPIA 2023 down 1.3% 17th Outbound mobility ratio to North America and Western Europe, male 2.6% 2019 down 70.9% 103rd Outbound mobility ratio to Latin America and the Caribbean, male (UIS) 0.0% 2021 down 100.0% 178th Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, male (UIS estimate) 31.8% 2019 down 63.9% 36th Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female 2,464 2016 up 55.9% 58th School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes 10.04 years 2023 up 4.0% 37th Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female 103.8% 2023 up 2.2% 57th Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender 1.09 GPIA 2023 up 0.4% 5th Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male 94.6% 2023 up 1.7% 141st Preprimary education, duration 4 years 2025 up 33.3% 88th Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, female 0 2024 down 100.0% 153rd Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, male 0 2024 down 100.0% 152nd Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 100.0% 2023 unchanged 1st School age population, early childhood education, both sexes 24,336 2025 up 9.2% 165th Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male 5,528 2016 up 209.3% 56th Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, both sexes 7,992 2016 up 137.4% 57th Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female 31.0% 2016 down 34.0% 58th School age population, early childhood education, female 11,645 2025 up 13.4% 165th School age population, early childhood education, male 12,691 2025 up 5.5% 164th Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes 37.0% 2023 up 31.8% 168th Repeaters in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both sexes 0 2024 down 100.0% 186th Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes 0 2024 down 100.0% 188th School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male 9.62 years 2023 up 4.0% 58th School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female 10.53 years 2023 up 3.8% 23rd School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender 1.09 GPIA 2023 down 0.2% 6th Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes 0.0% 2023 down 100.0% 180th Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 6.3% 2019 up 64.2% 115th Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 4.0% 2019 down 90.3% 131st Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female 44.8% 2023 up 25.8% 156th Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index 1.33 GPI 2023 down 3.7% 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