Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of GDP in Maldives
Maldives: Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of GDP was 1.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of GDP in Maldives, 2009–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 1.3% for government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp in 2023. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is up 52.1% on the previous year and up 140.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp in Maldives peaked at 1.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2011.
That places Maldives 26th out of 173 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of GDP in Maldives, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 0.4% | — |
| 2010 | 0.3% | -20.1% |
| 2011 | 0.2% | -48.7% |
| 2012 | 0.5% | +196.4% |
| 2013 | 0.5% | +18.9% |
| 2014 | 0.4% | -17.4% |
| 2015 | 0.6% | +24.2% |
| 2016 | 0.8% | +51.3% |
| 2017 | 0.8% | -9.5% |
| 2019 | 0.6% | -26.1% |
| 2021 | 0.9% | +52.6% |
| 2023 | 1.3% | +52.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.2% | 0.8% | 9 |
| 2020s | 1.1% | 0.9% | 1.3% | 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 tertiary education as a percentage of gdp in Maldives?
- Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp in Maldives was 1.3% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 1.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2011.
- How does Maldives rank for government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp?
- Maldives ranks 26th out of 173 countries with data for 2023.
- Is government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 140.9%. 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 Government expenditure on tertiary 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