Education in Maldives

1,777 indicators covering education for Maldives.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Repetition rate in Grade 4 of primary education, male 0.0% 2023 down 100.0% 161st
Repetition rate in Grade 4 of primary education, female 0.0% 2023 down 100.0% 160th
Outbound mobility ratio to the Pacific, both sexes (UIS estimate) 1.2% 2019 down 79.6% 13th
Percentage of enrolment in primary education in public institutions 94.7% 2024 down 4.7% 61st
Repetition rate in Grade 4 of primary education, female 0.0% 2017 down 96.8% 137th
Repetition rate in Grade 4 of primary education, male 0.0% 2017 down 97.3% 141st
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in East 1,732 2018 up 11.5% 45th
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 1.02 GPIA 2019 down 18.1% 114th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 9.5% 2024 down 14.2% 70th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in East 1,566 2018 up 26.1% 28th
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes 2,925 2024 up 47.7% 119th
Literacy rate, adult total 98.2% 2019 down 0.2% 14th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in 6 2023 up 500.0% 110th
Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes 5,459 2024 down 24.9% 133rd
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education 0.0% 2023 down 100.0% 166th
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male 0.0% 2023 down 100.0% 167th
Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes (UIS estimate) 22.3% 2019 down 46.7% 32nd
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes 42.9% 2024 down 18.5% 40th
Literacy rate, adult male 98.2% 2019 down 0.2% 24th
Outbound mobility ratio to North America and Western Europe, both 1.9% 2019 down 54.4% 107th
Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary 81.4% 2024 down 10.7% 102nd
Outbound mobility ratio to Central and Eastern Europe, both sexes 1.2% 2019 up 71.1% 37th
Trained teachers in preprimary education 65.5% 2022 down 9.5% 83rd
Trained teachers in secondary education 98.5% 2022 up 4.9% 35th
Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary 77.3% 2024 down 10.8% 107th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 up 798.6% 55th
Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary 1.1 GPIA 2024 up 0.2% 10th
Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, both sexes 0.0% 2018 down 97.8% 137th
Proportion of total government spending on essential services 9.6% 2025 down 15.8% 158th
Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public 97.6% 2019 up 8.2% 35th
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female 7 number 2019 down 99.0% 170th
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female 49.2% 2024 up 10.7% 33rd
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male 37.4% 2024 down 37.0% 49th
Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female 2,932 2024 up 6.6% 126th
Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary 86.0% 2024 down 10.6% 86th
Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male 2,527 2024 down 44.0% 135th
Repetition rate in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, both 0.0% 2023 164th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 4.0% 2018 up 17.8% 11th
Outbound mobility ratio to South and West Asia, both sexes (UIS) 4.5% 2019 down 12.0% 2nd
Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private 2.4% 2019 down 75.3% 159th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 3.6% 2018 up 33.3% 1st
Adolescents out of school 9.5% 2024 down 14.2% 68th
Government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of GDP 0.2% 2023 down 60.6% 99th
Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education 45.14 headcount basis 2024 up 223.2% 25th
Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, both sexes 0.0% 2023 down 100.0% 151st
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in 86.6% 2022 up 11.8% 93rd
Government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of GDP 1.0% 2023 up 7.1% 122nd
Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in public 82.6% 2019 99th
Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary 3,343 2024 down 15.1% 141st
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes 90.5% 2024 up 1.8% 114th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 8.7% 2024 down 33.4% 68th
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower 4.5% 2024 down 33.4% 102nd
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 0.4% 2024 down 79.7% 147th
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female 1,228 2024 up 13.6% 118th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male 10.1% 2024 up 8.8% 69th
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male 1,697 2024 up 88.6% 116th
Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in public 94.8% 2019 43rd
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education 1.2% 2024 down 93.9% 130th
Repeaters in Grade 6 of primary education, female 0 2024 down 100.0% 135th
Repeaters in Grade 6 of primary education, male 0 2024 down 100.0% 137th