Education in Maldives 1,777 indicators covering education for Maldives. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male 30.2% 2023 up 36.2% 178th Official entrance age to early childhood education 2 years 2025 down 33.3% 109th Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 9.3% 2019 — 13th Theoretical duration of early childhood education 4 years 2025 up 33.3% 89th Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 4.2% 2019 — 21st Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 90.7% 2019 down 9.3% 185th Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes 75.1% 2022 — 123rd Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 95.8% 2019 down 4.2% 178th Repeaters in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, both sexes 0 2024 — 173rd Progression to secondary school, male 97.8% 2016 up 6.0% 68th Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 100.0% 2023 unchanged 1st Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes 14,484 number 2017 up 230.2% 148th Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes 99.1% 2024 up 4.0% 47th Government expenditure on education, US$ 161.46 millions 2016 up 120.7% 149th Progression to secondary school, female 100.0% 2016 up 2.2% 1st Expenditure on tertiary education 20.6% 2016 up 217.9% 78th Initial government expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP 3.7% 2016 down 17.7% 107th Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying 2,971 number 2018 up 37.3% 152nd Literacy rate, youth female 98.9% 2019 down 0.5% 40th Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes 0.0% 2023 down 100.0% 170th Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 8.6% 2019 — 63rd Repeaters in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, female 0 2024 down 100.0% 176th Children out of school, primary 417.76 2024 down 78.6% 173rd Out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes 417.76 2024 down 78.6% 174th Repeaters in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male 0 2024 down 100.0% 179th Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes 0.9% 2024 down 80.2% 157th Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes 3,188 number 2019 up 2.4% 112th Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 94.9% 2019 up 81.3% 54th Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 97.0% 2019 up 39.4% 58th Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 5.1% 2019 down 89.4% 137th Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 3.0% 2019 down 90.0% 135th Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes 2,820 2022 up 8.8% 122nd Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female 0 2024 down 100.0% 179th Enrolment in secondary education, female 10,300 number 2019 down 31.3% 173rd Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the 179 2023 down 71.2% 78th Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes 653.84 2022 up 28.2% 130th Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female 58.8% 2019 up 48.1% 86th Teachers in lower secondary education, female 1,876 number 2019 up 51.7% 104th Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government 9.6% 2025 down 15.8% 159th Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male 0 2024 down 100.0% 179th Teachers in lower secondary education, female 1,588 2022 up 22.1% 113th Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female 56.3% 2022 up 12.2% 108th Teachers in lower secondary education, male 1,232 2022 down 4.6% 115th Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female 51.8% 2022 down 1.0% 106th Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female 96.4% 2017 down 2.1% 71st Teachers in upper secondary education, female 338.71 2022 up 26.9% 129th Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male 94.5% 2017 down 2.8% 87th Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, female 0.0% 2018 down 89.8% 146th Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, male 0.0% 2018 down 100.0% 155th Teachers in upper secondary education, male 315.13 2022 up 29.7% 127th Repeaters in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male 0 2024 down 100.0% 178th Repeaters in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, female 0 2024 down 100.0% 176th Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, both sexes 0.0% 2023 down 100.0% 173rd Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male 0.0% 2023 down 100.0% 175th Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female 0.0% 2023 down 100.0% 174th Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity 1.26 GPIA 2022 — 1st Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female 87.9% 2022 — 84th Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male 65.0% 2022 — 149th Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in North 376 2023 up 93.8% 178th Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Central 7 2023 up 75.0% 87th ← Previous Page 12 of 30 Next →