Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female in Maldives
Maldives: Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female was 96.4% in 2017. ▬ Flat
Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female in Maldives, 1997–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of primary school age children.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 96.4% for adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female in 2017.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female in Maldives peaked at 98.5% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 93.4%, in 1997.
Maldives ranks 71st of 165 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female in Maldives, year by year
| Year | % of primary school age children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 93.4% | — |
| 1999 | 95.8% | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 97.5% | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 98.5% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 97.0% | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 96.4% | -0.6% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 96.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 95.2%, 1.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 96.4% is below the median for South Asia, which is 96.5%, 100% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 94.6% | 93.4% | 95.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 98.0% | 97.5% | 98.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 96.7% | 96.4% | 97.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 68 Costa Rica 96.5% compare
- 69 Algeria 96.5% compare
- 70 Macau, China 96.4% compare
- 72 Mongolia 96.2% compare
- 73 Uzbekistan 96.2% compare
- 74 Ecuador 96.1% compare
More education data for Maldives
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3,474 (2022)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 0 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 8,838 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4,920 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 33,002 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 44,013 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -3.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0834 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female in Maldives?
- Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female in Maldives was 96.4% in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 98.5% in 2002.
- What is the lowest adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 93.4% in 1997.
- How does Maldives rank for adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female?
- Maldives ranks 71st out of 165 countries with data for 2017.
- Is adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female (% of primary school age children). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Adjusted net enrollment is the number of pupils of the school-age group for primary education, enrolled either in primary or secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group.