Education in Maldives

1,777 indicators covering education for Maldives.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
School age population, lower secondary education, male 17,092 2025 up 82.3% 165th
School age population, lower secondary education, female 14,457 2025 up 80.8% 167th
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes 31,549 2025 up 81.6% 166th
School age population, last grade of primary education, male 4,142 2025 up 40.7% 170th
School age population, last grade of primary education, female 3,535 2025 up 38.8% 171st
School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes 7,677 2025 up 39.8% 170th
School age population, primary education, male 22,801 2025 up 0.2% 170th
School age population, primary education, female 19,958 2025 up 0.7% 171st
School age population, primary education, both sexes 42,759 2025 up 0.5% 171st
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male 3,492 2025 down 7.1% 172nd
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female 3,113 2025 down 4.5% 173rd
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both 6,605 2025 down 5.9% 172nd
School age population, one year before the official primary entry 3,370 2025 down 14.2% 173rd
School age population, one year before the official primary entry 3,020 2025 down 10.5% 174th
School age population, one year before the official primary entry 6,390 2025 down 12.5% 173rd
School age population, pre-primary education, male 6,604 2025 down 45.1% 178th
School age population, pre-primary education, female 5,934 2025 down 42.2% 180th
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes 12,538 2025 down 43.8% 179th
Enrolment in primary education, both sexes 44,013 2024 up 11.2% 168th
Share of children in primary school age who are in school 99.1% 2024 up 4.0% 47th
Secondary education, duration 6 years 2025 up 20.0% 91st
Primary education, pupils 44,013 2024 up 11.2% 167th
Primary education, duration 6 years 2025 down 14.3% 25th
Secondary education, pupils 33,002 2023 up 43.4% 170th
Secondary education, teachers, female, per square kilometre 6.42 units per square kilometre 2022 up 22.9% 9th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, male 95.3% 2024 up 1.6% 160th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index 1.09 GPIA 2024 up 2.6% 6th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female 104.8% 2024 up 4.6% 60th
School life expectancy, primary, male 5.61 years 2024 down 14.5% 134th
School life expectancy, primary, female 6.2 years 2024 down 11.4% 68th
Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita 0.9% 2024 down 80.2% 157th
Secondary education, general pupils, annual growth rate -1.9 % change on previous year 2017 down 198.5% 166th
School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index 1.1 GPIA 2024 up 3.1% 6th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male 92.7% 2019 down 4.2% 123rd
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female 91.9% 2019 down 7.4% 125th
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male 11.05 years 2019 down 5.4% 124th
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index 0.9814 GPI 2019 down 4.3% 135th
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female 10.85 years 2019 down 9.5% 129th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, female 4,920 2024 down 55.9% 167th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, male 8,838 2024 down 24.2% 159th
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes 0 2024 down 100.0% 187th
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number), per 0 units per square kilometre 2023 down 100.0% 177th
Government expenditure on education, total 5.2% 2023 up 52.5% 58th
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), per square 0 units per square kilometre 2023 down 100.0% 177th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of 0 number per US$ of GDP 2019 down 50.2% 90th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per square 65.32 number per square kilometre 2019 up 21.5% 5th
Persistence to last grade of primary, male 90.6% 2023 up 13.5% 87th
Persistence to last grade of primary, female 93.4% 2023 up 10.6% 84th
Secondary education, vocational pupils, per capita 0.0037 units per person 2004 up 475.3% 121st
Secondary education, vocational pupils 1,115 2004 up 696.4% 164th
Teachers in secondary education, both sexes 3,474 2022 up 12.0% 165th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -3.99 % change on previous year 2019 down 205.1% 166th
Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), per square 11.58 units per square kilometre 2022 up 12.0% 8th
Secondary education, vocational pupils, per square kilometre 3.72 units per square kilometre 2004 up 696.4% 21st
Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education 98.2% 2023 down 0.5% 44th
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes 79.4% 2023 up 16.0% 147th
Number of under-five deaths, male 17 2024 down 62.2% 175th
Number of under-five deaths, female 14 2024 down 58.8% 175th
Number of infant deaths, male 15 2024 down 60.5% 175th
Number of infant deaths, female 12 2024 down 60.0% 176th