Education in Maldives

1,777 indicators covering education for Maldives.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, female 38.6% 2024 down 58.6% 105th
Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, male 35.4% 2024 down 58.0% 109th
Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, adjusted gender parity 1.08 GPIA 2024 down 1.2% 12th
Government expenditure on education, PPP$ 304.64 millions 2016 up 72.2% 143rd
Out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry 436 2024 up 251.6% 126th
Out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry 795 2024 up 61.6% 118th
Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in private 5.2% 2019 down 51.0% 138th
Pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary 15.53 2017 down 36.1% 103rd
Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public 47.0% 2019 down 5.4% 166th
Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public 0.9% 2019 down 10.2% 166th
Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public 53.0% 2019 up 5.3% 26th
Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, adjusted gender parity 1.02 GPIA 2023 up 1.1% 47th
Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, female 95.9% 2023 up 0.1% 91st
Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, male 93.6% 2023 down 1.1% 95th
Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary 14.0% 2024 up 264.6% 83rd
Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary 22.7% 2024 up 70.6% 65th
Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female 4,160 2024 up 8.6% 125th
Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male 4,224 2024 down 22.0% 127th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper 20.6% 2024 down 21.9% 49th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper 18.0% 2024 down 42.7% 69th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper 1.13 GPIA 2024 up 34.1% 27th
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in 65.5% 2022 down 9.5% 85th
Pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education 29.74 headcount basis 2024 up 30.9% 33rd
Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private 47.4% 2019 down 10.9% 136th
Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private 0.9% 2019 down 19.5% 136th
Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private 52.6% 2019 up 12.3% 45th
Repeaters in Grade 1 of primary education, female 1 number 2019 down 91.7% 163rd
Government expenditure on education, constant PPP$ 348.47 millions 2016 up 27.4% 142nd
Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in public 48.2% 2019 down 4.0% 125th
Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in public 0.9% 2019 down 7.7% 125th
Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in public 51.8% 2019 up 4.0% 56th
Government expenditure on tertiary education, constant US$ 40.41 millions 2016 up 240.0% 131st
Repetition rate in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male 0.0% 2023 157th
Repetition rate in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education 0.0% 2023 155th
Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, both sexes 93.1% 2023 up 0.5% 79th
Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in public 54.7% 2019 up 18.0% 17th
Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in public 1.2% 2019 up 35.7% 17th
Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in public 45.3% 2019 down 15.6% 163rd
Repeaters in Grade 2 of primary education, female 1 number 2019 down 91.7% 167th
Current education expenditure, tertiary 100.0% 2016 up 0.3% 8th
Repeaters in Grade 3 of primary education, female 1 number 2019 down 91.7% 162nd
Repeaters in Grade 4 of primary education, female 0 number 2019 down 100.0% 169th
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in 98.5% 2022 up 4.9% 36th
Pupil-trained teacher ratio in secondary education 8.49 headcount basis 2022 down 3.6% 101st
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in 39.6% 2024 down 45.9% 96th
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in 65.3% 2022 up 1,500.5% 67th
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in 0.9756 GPIA 2018 down 32.3% 79th
Repeaters in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both sexes 4 number 2019 down 99.7% 171st
Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in public 32.5% 2024 down 29.8% 174th
Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in public 0.5% 2024 down 44.2% 174th
Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in public 67.5% 2024 up 25.8% 3rd
Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary 0.5869 GPIA 2013 up 14.9% 152nd
Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and 9,163 2013 up 35.4% 120th
Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and 4,577 2013 up 47.6% 126th
Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary 23.1% 2013 up 75.0% 36th
Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary 13.5% 2013 up 101.1% 56th
Government expenditure on pre-primary education, US$ 24.89 millions 2019 up 42.1% 96th
International expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP 0.1% 2017 down 69.5% 95th
Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, male 0.0% 2023 down 100.0% 145th
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 0.5994 GPIA 2019 down 6.2% 118th