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

Maldives: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. was 40.5% in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
40.5%
World rank
29th
of 144 countries
All-time high
44.6%
in 2005
All-time low
21.5%
in 1960
Years of data
11
1960–2010

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

0102030401960198520101960: 21.5 Incomplete and Completed Primary1965: 22.2 Incomplete and Completed Primary1970: 24.5 Incomplete and Completed Primary1975: 25.2 Incomplete and Completed Primary1980: 26.5 Incomplete and Completed Primary1985: 27.4 Incomplete and Completed Primary1990: 25.6 Incomplete and Completed Primary1995: 25.6 Incomplete and Completed Primary2000: 27.6 Incomplete and Completed Primary2005: 44.6 Incomplete and Completed Primary2010: 40.5 Incomplete and Completed Primary

Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Primary.

Analysis

Maldives recorded 40.5% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. in 2010.

That represents a change of up 46.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. in Maldives peaked at 44.6% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 21.5%, in 1960.

That places Maldives 29th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the top quarter.

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

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

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary) in Maldives, 1960 to 2010.
Year Incomplete and Completed Primary Change
1960 21.5%
1965 22.2% +3.3%
1970 24.5% +10.2%
1975 25.2% +3.0%
1980 26.5% +4.9%
1985 27.4% +3.5%
1990 25.6% -6.6%
1995 25.6% +0.0%
2000 27.6% +7.7%
2005 44.6% +61.8%
2010 40.5% -9.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 21.9% 21.5% 22.2% 2
1970s 24.9% 24.5% 25.2% 2
1980s 26.9% 26.5% 27.4% 2
1990s 25.6% 25.6% 25.6% 2
2000s 36.1% 27.6% 44.6% 2
2010s 40.5% 40.5% 40.5% 1

Countries ranked near Maldives

  1. 26 Qatar 43.5% compare
  2. 27 Argentina 41.9% compare
  3. 28 Mauritania 41.0% compare
  4. 30 Guyana 40.2% compare
  5. 31 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 39.6% compare
  6. 32 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 39.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. in Maldives?
Barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. in Maldives was 40.5% 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 25+ with primary schooling. recorded in Maldives?
The highest recorded value was 44.6% in 2005.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. recorded in Maldives?
The lowest recorded value was 21.5% in 1960.
How does Maldives rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling.?
Maldives ranks 29th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. rising or falling in Maldives?
Over the last ten years it is up 46.9%. 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 population age 25+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)
Unit
Incomplete and 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 population age 25+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)