Education in Maldives

1,777 indicators covering education for Maldives.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Secondary education, teachers, female, annual growth rate 10.32 % change on previous year 2019 up 418.3% 31st
Precentage enrolled in private institutions at the primary education -8.95 % change on previous year 2019 down 130.5% 186th
Secondary education, vocational pupils, gaps filled 1,115 2004 up 696.4% 164th
Persistence to last grade of primary, total 91.9% 2023 up 11.9% 94th
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number), per 35.48 units per square kilometre 2022 up 187.2% 7th
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), per 19.96 units per square kilometre 2022 up 151.3% 7th
Secondary education, general pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2017 down 74.5% 140th
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes 1.56 years 2017 up 219.4% 97th
Government expenditure on education, total 9.6% 2025 down 15.8% 158th
Secondary education, general pupils 49.7% 2017 down 2.1% 108th
Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 3,855 number 2019 up 48.8% 148th
Lower secondary completion rate, female 100.3% 2024 up 0.3% 32nd
Lower secondary completion rate, male 89.7% 2024 up 4.1% 85th
Children out of school 0.9% 2024 down 80.2% 150th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 19,596 number 2019 up 21.5% 150th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0402 number per person 2019 down 13.2% 22nd
Population of the official entrance age to secondary general 4,283 2025 up 43.6% 168th
Population of the official entrance age to secondary general 3,622 2025 up 40.7% 171st
Population of the official entrance age to secondary general 7,905 2025 up 42.3% 169th
Start of the academic school year 2,024 tertiary education 2024 up 0.5% 1st
Theoretical duration of secondary education 6 years 2025 up 20.0% 99th
Theoretical duration of upper secondary education 2 years 2025 unchanged 167th
Official entrance age to upper secondary education 16 years 2025 unchanged 10th
Theoretical duration of lower secondary education 4 years 2025 up 33.3% 18th
Official entrance age to lower secondary education 12 years 2025 down 7.7% 30th
Start of the academic school year 2,025 2025 up 0.5% 1st
Theoretical duration of pre-primary education 2 years 2025 down 33.3% 146th
Official entrance age to pre-primary education 4 years 2025 up 33.3% 14th
Theoretical duration of primary education 6 years 2025 down 14.3% 29th
Official entrance age to primary education 6 years 2025 unchanged 33rd
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male 5,988 2022 up 151.3% 155th
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female 10,644 2022 up 187.2% 150th
Teachers in primary education, male 690.42 2024 down 17.4% 160th
Teachers in primary education, female 4,001 2024 up 62.9% 154th
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female 85.3% 2024 up 14.3% 65th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes 99.7% 2024 up 3.0% 118th
School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 5.88 years 2024 down 13.1% 107th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 4.0% 2019 up 76.9% 130th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 8.6% 2019 up 52.7% 107th
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes 16,632 2022 up 173.1% 151st
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 96.0% 2019 down 1.8% 96th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 91.4% 2019 down 3.1% 113th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 13,758 2024 down 39.7% 165th
Enrolment in secondary education, male 16,639 2023 up 44.8% 172nd
Enrolment in secondary education, female 16,363 2023 up 42.1% 171st
Teachers in primary education, both sexes 4,691 2024 up 42.5% 160th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 3.9% 2004 154th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 100.0% 2023 unchanged 1st
Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes 33,002 2023 up 43.4% 173rd
Enrolment in primary education, male 22,544 2024 up 10.3% 168th
Enrolment in primary education, female 21,469 2024 up 12.3% 168th
School age population, upper secondary education, male 7,423 2025 up 1.7% 180th
School age population, upper secondary education, female 6,460 2025 up 8.8% 182nd
School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 13,883 2025 up 4.9% 181st
School age population, secondary education, male 24,515 2025 up 47.0% 171st
School age population, secondary education, female 20,917 2025 up 50.1% 174th
School age population, secondary education, both sexes 45,432 2025 up 48.5% 171st
School age population, tertiary education, male 16,018 2025 down 37.4% 174th
School age population, tertiary education, female 13,190 2025 down 22.8% 177th
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes 29,208 2025 down 31.6% 174th