Government spending on education overall vs. primary education in Maldives
Maldives: Government spending on education overall vs. primary education was 5.2% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Government spending on education overall vs. primary education in Maldives, 2002–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 5.2% for government spending on education overall vs. primary education in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.6% on the previous year and up 52.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government spending on education overall vs. primary education in Maldives peaked at 5.8% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 3.1%, in 2011.
Maldives ranks 59th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.9% | 4.4% | 5.8% | 8 |
| 2010s | 3.6% | 3.1% | 4.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.1% | 4.6% | 5.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
More reference data data for Maldives
- Number of child deaths per woman 0.01 under-five deaths per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index 1.57 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 1.57 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 1.57 live births per woman (2023)
- Human Development Index 0.766 (2023)
- Rule of Law - Governance estimate 0.0443 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Rule of Law - Governance score 57.73 0-100 (2024)
- Voice and Accountability - Governance score 49.64 0-100 (2024)
- Voice and Accountability - Governance estimate -0.4119 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Political Stability - Governance score 64.96 0-100 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government spending on education overall vs. primary education in Maldives?
- Government spending on education overall vs. primary education in Maldives was 5.2% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest government spending on education overall vs. primary education recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 5.8% in 2020.
- What is the lowest government spending on education overall vs. primary education recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.1% in 2011.
- How does Maldives rank for government spending on education overall vs. primary education?
- Maldives ranks 59th out of 199 countries with data for 2023.
- Is government spending on education overall vs. primary education rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 52.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Government spending on education overall vs. primary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total annual general government spending on all levels of education, expressed as a percentage of GDP.