School enrollment, primary, female in Maldives
Maldives: School enrollment, primary, female was 96.4% in 2017. ▬ Flat
School enrollment, primary, female in Maldives, 1997–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % net.
Analysis
In 2017, school enrollment, primary, female in Maldives stood at 96.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary, female in Maldives peaked at 97.6% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 93.4%, in 1997.
Maldives ranks 37th of 167 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 94.4% | 93.4% | 95.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 97.3% | 97.0% | 97.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 96.7% | 96.4% | 97.0% | 2 |
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More education data for Maldives
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 76.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 19.0% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 99.7% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 4,691 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 104.8% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 95.3% (2024)
- Labor force, total 272,320 (2025)
- Labor force, female 23.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, primary, female in Maldives?
- School enrollment, primary, female in Maldives was 96.4% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary, female recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 97.6% in 2002.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary, female recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 93.4% in 1997.
- How does Maldives rank for school enrollment, primary, female?
- Maldives ranks 37th out of 167 countries with data for 2017.
- Is school enrollment, primary, female rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, primary, female (% net). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.