Initial government funding per lower secondary student as a in Maldives
Maldives: Initial government funding per lower secondary student as a was 19.4% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Initial government funding per lower secondary student as a in Maldives, 2006–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 19.4% for initial government funding per lower secondary student as a in 2019.
The figure is up 16.4% on the previous year and up 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, initial government funding per lower secondary student as a in Maldives peaked at 19.9% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 11.9%, in 2011.
That places Maldives 45th out of 103 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Initial government funding per lower secondary student as a in Maldives, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 17.2% | — |
| 2008 | 18.3% | +6.4% |
| 2009 | 15.5% | -15.1% |
| 2010 | 12.1% | -22.2% |
| 2011 | 11.9% | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 12.9% | +8.8% |
| 2013 | 14.3% | +10.8% |
| 2014 | 14.7% | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 19.9% | +35.3% |
| 2016 | 18.1% | -9.2% |
| 2018 | 16.7% | -7.7% |
| 2019 | 19.4% | +16.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.0% | 15.5% | 18.3% | 3 |
| 2010s | 15.6% | 11.9% | 19.9% | 9 |
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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 initial government funding per lower secondary student as a in Maldives?
- Initial government funding per lower secondary student as a in Maldives was 19.4% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest initial government funding per lower secondary student as a recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 19.9% in 2015.
- What is the lowest initial government funding per lower secondary student as a recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.9% in 2011.
- How does Maldives rank for initial government funding per lower secondary student as a?
- Maldives ranks 45th out of 103 countries with data for 2019.
- Is initial government funding per lower secondary student as a rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.0%. 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 Initial government funding per lower secondary student as a percentage of GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release