Education in Maldives

1,777 indicators covering education for Maldives.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male 98.4% 2019 down 0.3% 23rd
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index 1 GPIA 2019 unchanged 16th
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female 92.0% 2019 up 0.5% 12th
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes 98.2% 2019 down 0.2% 15th
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female 98.3% 2019 down 0.2% 12th
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male 98.2% 2019 down 0.2% 25th
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes 98.7% 2019 down 0.6% 39th
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity 1 GPIA 2019 unchanged 10th
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male 98.6% 2019 down 0.6% 37th
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity 1 GPIA 2019 unchanged 23rd
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes 72.0% 2003 down 0.2% 111th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in North 147 2023 up 40.0% 183rd
Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying 1,338 2023 down 7.0% 157th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the 77 2023 down 75.6% 80th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the 113 2023 down 32.3% 90th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Central 126 2023 up 384.6% 136th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in 4 2023 106th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in South 211 2023 up 14.1% 34th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Central 2 2023 107th
Trained teachers in primary education 86.6% 2022 up 11.8% 91st
Theoretical duration of lower secondary education 3 years 2020 unchanged 81st
Theoretical duration of upper secondary education 2 years 2020 unchanged 156th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.6% 2023 up 4.8% 19th
Percentage of enrolment in primary education in private institutions 5.3% 2024 up 800.2% 153rd
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 1.2% 2023 up 76.0% 2nd
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female 98.9% 2019 down 0.5% 40th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 56th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 42nd
Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index 1.03 GPI 2019 up 4.7% 37th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Latin 1 2023 down 66.7% 178th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Latin 1 2023 down 50.0% 173rd
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.7% 2023 up 649.2% 37th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying 7.3% 2023 up 43.8% 45th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.8% 2023 up 115.8% 113th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.4% 2023 down 62.2% 22nd
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 down 22.7% 104th
Share of primary school teachers who are women 85.3% 2024 up 14.3% 65th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 down 48.4% 105th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 0.4606 GPIA 2019 up 15.9% 169th
Share of students studying abroad 22.3% 2019 down 46.7% 32nd
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female 299 2016 up 24.1% 54th
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male 824 2016 up 165.8% 52nd
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes 1,123 2016 up 103.4% 53rd
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female 27.0% 2016 down 38.6% 57th
Repeaters in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes 0 2024 down 100.0% 176th
End of the academic school year 2,025 2025 up 0.5% 1st
Start month of the academic school year 1 2025 unchanged 188th
End month of the academic school year 11 2025 unchanged 40th
Enrolment in primary education, female 23,838 number 2019 up 11.0% 165th
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general 100.3% 2024 up 0.3% 36th
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general 89.7% 2024 up 4.1% 89th
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general 1.11 GPIA 2024 down 2.9% 37th
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes 0.0% 2018 down 95.2% 160th
Repeaters in Grade 2 of primary education, both sexes 0 2024 down 100.0% 182nd
Over-age students, primary 1.6% 2017 down 85.5% 152nd
Repeaters in Grade 3 of primary education, both sexes 0 2024 down 100.0% 177th
Repeaters in Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes 0 2024 down 100.0% 182nd
Secondary education, teachers 55.5% 2022 up 9.8% 122nd
School enrollment, primary, female 96.4% 2017 down 1.2% 37th
School enrollment, primary, male 94.5% 2017 down 2.3% 66th