Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Maldives
Maldives: Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education was 9.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Maldives, 2002–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 9.6% for share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 10.0% on the previous year and down 15.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Maldives peaked at 21.2% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 9.6%, in 2025.
That places Maldives 157th out of 194 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.7% | 12.6% | 21.2% | 8 |
| 2010s | 11.1% | 9.8% | 12.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.4% | 9.6% | 11.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
More economy & growth data for Maldives
- Final consumption expenditure 69.3% (2024)
- Manufacturing, value added 1.8% (2025)
- Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure 51.8% (2024)
- Final consumption expenditure 4.89 billion current US$ (2024)
- Final consumption expenditure 75.26 billion current LCU (2024)
- Final consumption expenditure 4.03 billion constant 2015 US$ (2024)
- Final consumption expenditure 5.8% (2024)
- Manufacturing, value added 1.83 billion constant LCU (2025)
- Gross national expenditure 100.0% (2024)
- Manufacturing, value added 2.13 billion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Maldives?
- Share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Maldives was 9.6% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 21.2% in 2002.
- What is the lowest share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.6% in 2025.
- How does Maldives rank for share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education?
- Maldives ranks 157th out of 194 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.8%. 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 Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Percentage of total general government spending (across all sectors) that is allocated to education.