Inequality in education in Maldives
Maldives: Inequality in education was 0.2932 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.2932
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
46th
of 184 countries
All-time high
0.3997
in 2010
All-time low
0.2932
in 2016
Years of data
14
2010–2023
Inequality in education in Maldives, 2010–2023
Source: 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
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 98.19 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.05 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inequality in education in Maldives?
- Inequality in education in Maldives was 0.2932 in 2023, according to 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Inequality in education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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