Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 25+, female in Maldives
Maldives: Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 25+, female was 4.07 in 2010. ▬ Flat
Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 25+, female in Maldives, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 4.07 for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 25+, female in 2010.
That represents a change of up 45.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 25+, female in Maldives peaked at 4.19 in 1985 and was at its lowest, 2.66, in 2005.
Maldives ranks 115th of 144 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 25+, female in Maldives, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 3.01 | — |
| 1965 | 3.16 | +5.0% |
| 1970 | 3.58 | +13.3% |
| 1975 | 3.72 | +3.9% |
| 1980 | 3.99 | +7.3% |
| 1985 | 4.19 | +5.0% |
| 1990 | 3.63 | -13.4% |
| 1995 | 3.17 | -12.7% |
| 2000 | 2.79 | -12.0% |
| 2005 | 2.66 | -4.7% |
| 2010 | 4.07 | +53.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.08 | 3.01 | 3.16 | 2 |
| 1970s | 3.65 | 3.58 | 3.72 | 2 |
| 1980s | 4.09 | 3.99 | 4.19 | 2 |
| 1990s | 3.4 | 3.17 | 3.63 | 2 |
| 2000s | 2.73 | 2.66 | 2.79 | 2 |
| 2010s | 4.07 | 4.07 | 4.07 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 112 Tanzania, United Republic of 4.46 compare
- 113 Bangladesh 4.45 compare
- 114 Myanmar 4.25 compare
- 116 Guatemala 4.02 compare
- 117 Eswatini 3.86 compare
- 118 Lao People's Democratic Republic 3.83 compare
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 barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 25+, female in Maldives?
- Barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 25+, female in Maldives was 4.07 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 25+, female recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 4.19 in 1985.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 25+, female recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.66 in 2005.
- How does Maldives rank for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 25+, female?
- Maldives ranks 115th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 25+, female rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as part of Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 25+, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of total schooling, 25+, female is the average years of education completed among females over age 25.