Maldives's adult literacy rose from 82.3 % in 1977 to 98.2 % in 2019.
Maldives's school enrolment, primary (% gross) fell from 125.4 % in 1994 to 99.7 % in 2024.
Maldives · Education
Literacy, enrolment, attainment and spending.
16 indicators · 14 with data
Maldives's literacy rate, youth total (ages 15–24) rose from 85.6 % in 1977 to 98.7 % in 2019.
Maldives's school enrolment, secondary (% gross) rose from 1.8 % in 1970 to 79.4 % in 2023.
Maldives's tertiary enrolment rose from 0.2 % in 2003 to 48.5 % in 2022.
Maldives's children out of school, primary fell from 2,901 in 1997 to 417.8 in 2024.
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- Primary completion ratedown −0.8 pts68th of 111
- Tertiary attainmentup +4.6 pts84th of 119*
- At least upper secondary attainment (ages 25–64)down −6.8 pts94th of 113*
- Expected years of schoolingunchanged +0.0 yrs121st of 195
- Mean years of schooling (ages 25+)up +0.5 yrs101st of 145
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- Education spendingup +0.5 pts26th of 121
- Government expenditure on education (% of government expenditure)down −1.1 pts47th of 60
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- Pupil-teacher ratio, primarydown −1.3 %10th of 135
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