Average years of schooling, males vs. females in Maldives
Maldives: Average years of schooling, males vs. females was 7.36 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Average years of schooling, males vs. females in Maldives, 2000–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2023, average years of schooling, males vs. females in Maldives stood at 7.36 years. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 27.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average years of schooling, males vs. females in Maldives peaked at 7.36 years in 2021 and was at its lowest, 3.71 years, in 2000.
That places Maldives 144th out of 191 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Average years of schooling, males vs. females in Maldives, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.71 years | — |
| 2001 | 3.71 years | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 3.72 years | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 3.72 years | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 3.73 years | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 3.73 years | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 4.05 years | +8.5% |
| 2007 | 4.3 years | +6.1% |
| 2008 | 4.55 years | +5.8% |
| 2009 | 4.79 years | +5.5% |
| 2010 | 5.04 years | +5.2% |
| 2011 | 5.29 years | +4.9% |
| 2012 | 5.54 years | +4.7% |
| 2013 | 5.79 years | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 6.04 years | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 6.28 years | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 6.53 years | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 6.78 years | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 6.93 years | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 7.08 years | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 7.24 years | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 7.36 years | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 7.36 years | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 7.36 years | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4 years | 3.71 years | 4.79 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.13 years | 5.04 years | 7.08 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.33 years | 7.24 years | 7.36 years | 4 |
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More education data for Maldives
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 44,013 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -3.52 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average years of schooling, males vs. females in Maldives?
- Average years of schooling, males vs. females in Maldives was 7.36 years in 2023, according to UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest average years of schooling, males vs. females recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 7.36 years in 2021.
- What is the lowest average years of schooling, males vs. females recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.71 years in 2000.
- How does Maldives rank for average years of schooling, males vs. females?
- Maldives ranks 144th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is average years of schooling, males vs. females rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Average years of schooling, males vs. females. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average number of years (excluding years spent repeating individual grades) men over 25 years participated in formal education.