Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with no education in Maldives
Maldives: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with no education was 21.2% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with no education in Maldives, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with no education in Maldives stood at 21.2%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 37.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with no education in Maldives peaked at 55.7% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 21.2%, in 2010.
That places Maldives 44th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with no education in Maldives, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 55.7% | — |
| 1965 | 52.1% | -6.5% |
| 1970 | 47.0% | -9.7% |
| 1975 | 43.2% | -8.2% |
| 1980 | 39.4% | -8.6% |
| 1985 | 34.1% | -13.4% |
| 1990 | 37.3% | +9.3% |
| 1995 | 38.5% | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 33.9% | -12.0% |
| 2005 | 28.2% | -16.7% |
| 2010 | 21.2% | -24.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 53.9% | 52.1% | 55.7% | 2 |
| 1970s | 45.1% | 43.2% | 47.0% | 2 |
| 1980s | 36.8% | 34.1% | 39.4% | 2 |
| 1990s | 37.9% | 37.3% | 38.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 31.1% | 28.2% | 33.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 21.2% | 21.2% | 21.2% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 41 Syrian Arab Republic 23.4% compare
- 42 Tanzania, United Republic of 23.4% compare
- 43 Brunei Darussalam 22.2% compare
- 45 Kenya 19.0% compare
- 46 Zambia 18.9% compare
- 47 Namibia 18.6% 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 barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with no education in Maldives?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with no education in Maldives was 21.2% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with no education recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 55.7% in 1960.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with no education recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.2% in 2010.
- How does Maldives rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with no education?
- Maldives ranks 44th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with no education rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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: Percentage of female population age 15+ with no education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female population age 15+ with no education