Low income vs Maldives: School enrollment, primary, female

Low income
78.3%
in 2016
Maldives
96.4%
in 2017
Low income rank
34th
Maldives rank
37th

School enrollment, primary, female over time

  • Low income
  • Maldives
20406080100197219942017

How they compare

Maldives currently reports 96.4% against 78.3% in Low income, a difference of 18.1%.

That makes Maldives's figure about 1.2 times Low income's.

Across all 5 years both countries report, Maldives has been ahead every year.

Low income ranks 34th and Maldives ranks 37th of 41 groups.

Maldives has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Low income Maldives Difference Ahead
1990s 47.9% 94.4% 46.5% Maldives
2000s 54.0% 97.3% 43.3% Maldives
2010s 78.3% 97.0% 18.6% Maldives

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school enrollment, primary, female, Low income or Maldives?
Maldives, at 96.4% against 78.3% in Low income as of 2017.
What is the difference in school enrollment, primary, female between Low income and Maldives?
18.1%, with Maldives ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Low income and Maldives?
5 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2016.
How do Low income and Maldives rank globally for school enrollment, primary, female?
Low income ranks 34th and Maldives ranks 37th of 41 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as School enrollment, primary, female (% net). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
School enrollment, primary, female (% net)
Unit
% net
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
210 places, 4,826 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

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.