Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Maldives
Maldives: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. was 33.8% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ 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+ with primary schooling. in Maldives is 33.8%, measured in 2010.
The figure is down 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Maldives peaked at 41.1% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 22.7%, in 1960.
That places Maldives 41st 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+ with primary schooling. in Maldives, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 22.7% | — |
| 1965 | 24.1% | +6.0% |
| 1970 | 26.3% | +9.3% |
| 1975 | 27.9% | +6.0% |
| 1980 | 29.4% | +5.4% |
| 1985 | 31.8% | +8.1% |
| 1990 | 32.7% | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 34.2% | +4.6% |
| 2000 | 37.1% | +8.4% |
| 2005 | 41.1% | +11.0% |
| 2010 | 33.8% | -17.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 23.4% | 22.7% | 24.1% | 2 |
| 1970s | 27.1% | 26.3% | 27.9% | 2 |
| 1980s | 30.6% | 29.4% | 31.8% | 2 |
| 1990s | 33.4% | 32.7% | 34.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 39.1% | 37.1% | 41.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 33.8% | 33.8% | 33.8% | 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+ with primary schooling. in Maldives?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Maldives was 33.8% 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+ with primary schooling. recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 41.1% in 2005.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.7% in 1960.
- How does Maldives rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling.?
- Maldives ranks 41st out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.8%. 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+ 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+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)