Inequality in education in Maldives
Maldives: Inequality in education was 0.2932 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Inequality in education in Maldives, 2010–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for inequality in education in Maldives is 0.2932, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of down 26.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inequality in education in Maldives peaked at 0.3997 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.2932, in 2016.
Maldives ranks 46th of 184 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Inequality in education in Maldives, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.3997 | — |
| 2011 | 0.3997 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.3997 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.3997 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.3997 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.3997 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.2932 | -26.6% |
| 2017 | 0.2932 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.2932 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.2932 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.2932 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.2932 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.2932 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.2932 | +0.0% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 0.2932 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1203, 2.4× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 0.2932 is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.3606, 81% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.3571 | 0.2932 | 0.3997 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2932 | 0.2932 | 0.2932 | 4 |
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 inequality in education in Maldives?
- Inequality in education in Maldives was 0.2932 in 2023, according to UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest inequality in education recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3997 in 2010.
- What is the lowest inequality in education recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2932 in 2016.
- How does Maldives rank for inequality in education?
- Maldives ranks 46th out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
- Is inequality in education rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Inequality in education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Atkinson index measures inequality on a scale from 0 to 1. Higher values indicate higher inequality. Inequality is measured here in terms of the number of years adults older than 25 participated in formal education.