Government expenditure on education, total in Maldives
Maldives: Government expenditure on education, total was 9.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Government expenditure on education, total in Maldives, 2002–2025
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of government expenditure.
Analysis
In 2025, government expenditure on education, total in Maldives stood at 9.6%. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 10.0% on the previous year and down 15.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government expenditure on education, total in Maldives peaked at 21.2% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 9.6%, in 2025.
That places Maldives 158th out of 193 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Government expenditure on education, total in Maldives, year by year
| Year | % of government expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 21.2% | — |
| 2003 | 20.2% | -4.8% |
| 2004 | 19.4% | -4.0% |
| 2005 | 12.9% | -33.2% |
| 2006 | 13.3% | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 12.7% | -4.3% |
| 2008 | 12.6% | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 13.7% | +9.3% |
| 2010 | 10.9% | -20.3% |
| 2011 | 9.9% | -10.0% |
| 2012 | 11.2% | +13.9% |
| 2013 | 12.6% | +11.9% |
| 2014 | 10.6% | -15.4% |
| 2015 | 11.4% | +7.8% |
| 2016 | 9.8% | -14.4% |
| 2017 | 11.4% | +15.8% |
| 2018 | 11.4% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 12.1% | +5.8% |
| 2020 | 10.5% | -12.9% |
| 2021 | 10.0% | -4.5% |
| 2022 | 11.1% | +10.4% |
| 2023 | 10.6% | -4.0% |
| 2024 | 10.7% | +0.8% |
| 2025 | 9.6% | -10.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.7% | 12.6% | 21.2% | 8 |
| 2010s | 11.1% | 9.8% | 12.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.4% | 9.6% | 11.1% | 6 |
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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 government expenditure on education, total in Maldives?
- Government expenditure on education, total in Maldives was 9.6% in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest government expenditure on education, total recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 21.2% in 2002.
- What is the lowest government expenditure on education, total recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.6% in 2025.
- How does Maldives rank for government expenditure on education, total?
- Maldives ranks 158th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is government expenditure on education, total rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Government expenditure on education, total (% of government expenditure). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
General government expenditure on education (current, capital, and transfers) is expressed as a percentage of total general government expenditure on all sectors (including health, education, social services, etc.). It includes expenditure funded by transfers from international sources to government. General government usually refers to local, regional and central governments.