Education in Maldives

1,777 indicators covering education for Maldives.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes 4.83 years 2023 up 43.6% 145th
School life expectancy, tertiary, female 2.99 years 2017 up 361.4% 61st
School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index 3.6 GPI 2017 up 96.0% 2nd
School life expectancy, tertiary, male 0.8309 years 2017 up 135.5% 116th
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes 10.8 years 2023 up 6.5% 137th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes 90.4% 2023 up 8.6% 143rd
Secondary education, vocational pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2004 up 23.0% 103rd
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0079 number per person 2019 up 6.2% 5th
Teachers in primary education, female 3,855 number 2019 up 48.8% 148th
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female 0 2024 down 100.0% 181st
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male 0 2024 down 100.0% 181st
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre 12.85 number per square kilometre 2019 up 48.8% 6th
Net enrollment rates in primary education, adjusted gender parity index 1.09 index 2023 down 0.5% 4th
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per unit of GDP 0 number per US$ of GDP 2019 down 39.1% 90th
Children out of school, female 1.8% 2023 up 36.0% 137th
Children out of school, male 11.1% 2023 down 1.0% 52nd
Enrolment in pre-primary education, female 9,582 number 2019 up 20.4% 149th
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes 48.5% 2022 up 254.4% 85th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female 95.6% 2023 up 7.5% 111th
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female 85.0% 2023 up 12.1% 135th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity 1.1 GPIA 2023 down 1.5% 6th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male 85.9% 2023 up 9.6% 155th
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male 74.5% 2023 up 19.7% 152nd
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index 1.12 GPIA 2023 down 4.7% 19th
Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private 35.8% 2019 down 60.8% 82nd
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female 11.46 years 2023 up 6.6% 114th
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male 10.23 years 2023 up 6.2% 161st
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity 1.11 GPIA 2023 up 0.3% 5th
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes 2.42 years 2022 up 254.4% 91st
School life expectancy, secondary, female 5.19 years 2023 up 38.8% 134th
School life expectancy, secondary, male 4.53 years 2023 up 47.3% 151st
School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index 1.13 GPIA 2023 down 4.3% 19th
Secondary education, vocational pupils 30.0% 2004 161st
Share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 5.6% 2004 120th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the 0 2022 1st
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in East 0 2022 down 100.0% 2nd
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in East 0 2022 down 100.0% 2nd
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2022 1st
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2022 down 100.0% 3rd
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2022 down 100.0% 3rd
Outbound mobility ratio to the Caribbean, male (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2022 2nd
Outbound mobility ratio to East Asia, male (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2022 down 100.0% 3rd
Outbound mobility ratio to East Asia and the Pacific, male (UIS) 0.0% 2022 down 100.0% 3rd
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes 12.16 years 2003 up 14.7% 117th
Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes 1,169 2024 down 14.9% 150th
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 2.06 years 2024 down 35.5% 85th
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total 97.2% 2017 down 9.1% 137th
Completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) 99.4% 2025 up 1.7% 50th
Completion rate, primary education, female (modelled data) 99.5% 2025 up 1.1% 56th
Completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index 1 modelled data 2025 down 1.1% 95th
Completion rate, primary education, male (modelled data) 99.3% 2025 up 2.2% 49th
Secondary education, vocational pupils, annual growth rate 2.2 % change on previous year 2004 70th
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female 55.5% 2022 up 9.8% 128th
Teachers in secondary education, female 1,927 2022 up 22.9% 155th
Vocational and Technical enrolment (% of total secondary enrolment) 4.0% 2019 up 76.9% 124th
Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) 97.9% 2025 up 12.4% 42nd
Completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) 100.0% 2025 up 7.9% 1st
Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity 1.04 modelled data 2025 down 5.3% 63rd
Completion rate, lower secondary education, male (modelled data) 95.7% 2025 up 15.0% 53rd
Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) 40.5% 2025 up 49.6% 108th