Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in Maldives

Maldives: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary was 15.6% in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
15.6%
World rank
60th
of 144 countries
All-time high
15.6%
in 2010
All-time low
5.9%
in 1960
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in Maldives, 1960–2010

0510151960198520101960: 5.91965: 6.41970: 7.11975: 7.81980: 8.91985: 9.71990: 8.91995: 8.92000: 10.52005: 14.12010: 15.6

Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.

Analysis

Maldives recorded 15.6% for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

The figure is up 48.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in Maldives peaked at 15.6% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 5.9%, in 1960.

That places Maldives 60th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in Maldives, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary schooling. Completed Primary in Maldives, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 5.9%
1965 6.4% +8.4%
1970 7.1% +10.7%
1975 7.8% +9.0%
1980 8.9% +14.0%
1985 9.7% +9.1%
1990 8.9% -8.3%
1995 8.9% +0.9%
2000 10.5% +17.1%
2005 14.1% +34.4%
2010 15.6% +10.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 6.2% 5.9% 6.4% 2
1970s 7.4% 7.1% 7.8% 2
1980s 9.3% 8.9% 9.7% 2
1990s 8.9% 8.9% 8.9% 2
2000s 12.3% 10.5% 14.1% 2
2010s 15.6% 15.6% 15.6% 1

Countries ranked near Maldives

  1. 57 Iran, Islamic Republic of 17.1% compare
  2. 58 Togo 16.3% compare
  3. 59 Belize 16.0% compare
  4. 61 Cambodia 15.4% compare
  5. 62 El Salvador 15.1% compare
  6. 63 Central African Republic 14.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in Maldives?
Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in Maldives was 15.6% 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 25+ with primary recorded in Maldives?
The highest recorded value was 15.6% in 2010.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary recorded in Maldives?
The lowest recorded value was 5.9% in 1960.
How does Maldives rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary?
Maldives ranks 60th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary rising or falling in Maldives?
Over the last ten years it is up 48.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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 25+ with primary schooling. Completed Primary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary schooling. Completed Primary
Source
Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
144 places, 1,584 data points, 1960–2010
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Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary schooling. Completed Primary