Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. in Maldives
Maldives: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. was 24.1% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. in Maldives, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Primary.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. in Maldives is 24.1%, measured in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 58.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. in Maldives peaked at 58.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 24.1%, in 2010.
That places Maldives 57th 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 population age 15-19 with primary schooling. in Maldives, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 26.7% | — |
| 1965 | 29.2% | +9.4% |
| 1970 | 31.4% | +7.2% |
| 1975 | 35.0% | +11.7% |
| 1980 | 39.1% | +11.8% |
| 1985 | 43.7% | +11.7% |
| 1990 | 49.7% | +13.6% |
| 1995 | 55.8% | +12.4% |
| 2000 | 58.3% | +4.4% |
| 2005 | 40.4% | -30.8% |
| 2010 | 24.1% | -40.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 28.0% | 26.7% | 29.2% | 2 |
| 1970s | 33.2% | 31.4% | 35.0% | 2 |
| 1980s | 41.4% | 39.1% | 43.7% | 2 |
| 1990s | 52.8% | 49.7% | 55.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 49.3% | 40.4% | 58.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 24.1% | 24.1% | 24.1% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
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 population age 15-19 with primary schooling. in Maldives?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. in Maldives was 24.1% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 58.3% in 2000.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.1% in 2010.
- How does Maldives rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling.?
- Maldives ranks 57th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 58.7%. 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 population age 15-19 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)