Government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of GDP in Maldives
Maldives: Government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of GDP was 0.2% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of GDP in Maldives, 2006–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of gdp in Maldives stood at 0.2%. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of down 76.5% on the previous year and down 60.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of gdp in Maldives peaked at 0.7% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2023.
Maldives ranks 99th of 169 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of GDP in Maldives, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 0.5% | — |
| 2008 | 0.4% | -3.8% |
| 2009 | 0.7% | +71.4% |
| 2010 | 0.5% | -30.2% |
| 2011 | 0.5% | -12.0% |
| 2012 | 0.5% | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.4% | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 0.4% | -7.3% |
| 2015 | 0.5% | +24.8% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | -14.0% |
| 2017 | 0.7% | +67.0% |
| 2018 | 0.4% | -44.9% |
| 2019 | 0.4% | +7.0% |
| 2021 | 0.7% | +70.7% |
| 2023 | 0.2% | -76.5% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 0.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.3%, 60% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 0.2% is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.1%, 1.3× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.7% | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.2% | 0.7% | 2 |
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 government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of gdp in Maldives?
- Government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of gdp in Maldives was 0.2% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of gdp recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2009.
- What is the lowest government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of gdp recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2023.
- How does Maldives rank for government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of gdp?
- Maldives ranks 99th out of 169 countries with data for 2023.
- Is government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 60.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release