Which has higher current education expenditure, primary, Malawi or Maldives?

Maldives, at 99.2% against 99.1% in Malawi as of 2019.

How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Maldives?

8 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2016.

Where does this data come from?

Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Current education expenditure, primary (% of total expenditure in primary public institutions). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Malawi vs Maldives: Current education expenditure, primary

Malawi

99.1%

in 2016

Maldives

99.2%

in 2019

Malawi rank

21st

Maldives rank

20th

Current education expenditure, primary over time

Malawi
Maldives

How they compare

Maldives currently reports 99.2% against 99.1% in Malawi, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 8 shared years of data; in 2009 it was Malawi ahead.

Malawi ranks 21st and Maldives ranks 20th of 126 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 1 and Maldives in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malawi	Maldives	Difference	Ahead
2000s	100.0%	99.8%	0.2%	Malawi
2010s	94.8%	99.0%	4.2%	Maldives

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher current education expenditure, primary, Malawi or Maldives?: Maldives, at 99.2% against 99.1% in Malawi as of 2019.
What is the difference in current education expenditure, primary between Malawi and Maldives?: 0.1%, with Maldives ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Maldives?: 8 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2016.
How do Malawi and Maldives rank globally for current education expenditure, primary?: Malawi ranks 21st and Maldives ranks 20th of 126 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Current education expenditure, primary (% of total expenditure in primary public institutions). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Current education expenditure, primary (% of total expenditure in primary public institutions)
Unit: % of total expenditure in primary public institutions
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 142 places, 1,933 data points, 1998–2024
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Current expenditure is expressed as a percentage of direct expenditure in public educational institutions (instructional and non-instructional) of the specified level of education. Financial aid to students and other transfers are excluded from direct expenditure. Current expenditure is consumed within the current year and would have to be renewed if needed in the following year. It includes staff compensation and current expenditure other than for staff compensation (ex. on teaching materials, ancillary services and administration).