Completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Maldives
Maldives: Completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) was 99.4% in 2025. β² Rising
Completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Maldives, 1981β2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 99.4% for completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Maldives peaked at 99.4% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 39.1%, in 1981.
That places Maldives 50th out of 165 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 46.2% | 39.1% | 55.5% | 9 |
| 1990s | 74.0% | 59.0% | 87.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 94.4% | 89.9% | 96.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.6% | 96.9% | 98.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.0% | 98.7% | 99.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
More education data for Maldives
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 4,691 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 76.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 19.0% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 99.7% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0089 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Maldives?
- Completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Maldives was 99.4% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 99.4% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.1% in 1981.
- How does Maldives rank for completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data)?
- Maldives ranks 50th out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release