Initial government funding per lower secondary student, constant PPP$ in Maldives
Maldives: Initial government funding per lower secondary student, constant PPP$ was 4,709 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Initial government funding per lower secondary student, constant PPP$ in Maldives, 2006–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2019, initial government funding per lower secondary student, constant ppp$ in Maldives stood at 4,709. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of up 20.7% on the previous year and up 68.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, initial government funding per lower secondary student, constant ppp$ in Maldives peaked at 4,709 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 2,244, in 2010.
Maldives ranks 47th of 98 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3,246 | 2,798 | 3,727 | 3 |
| 2010s | 3,292 | 2,244 | 4,709 | 9 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 44 Saint Lucia 5,234 compare
- 45 Argentina 5,077 compare
- 46 Seychelles 4,862 compare
- 48 Trinidad and Tobago 4,526 compare
- 49 Thailand 4,436 compare
- 50 Azerbaijan 4,334
More education data for Maldives
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 4,691 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 76.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 19.0% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 99.71 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 99.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is initial government funding per lower secondary student, constant ppp$ in Maldives?
- Initial government funding per lower secondary student, constant ppp$ in Maldives was 4,709 in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest initial government funding per lower secondary student, constant ppp$ recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 4,709 in 2019.
- What is the lowest initial government funding per lower secondary student, constant ppp$ recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,244 in 2010.
- How does Maldives rank for initial government funding per lower secondary student, constant ppp$?
- Maldives ranks 47th out of 98 countries with data for 2019.
- Is initial government funding per lower secondary student, constant ppp$ rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 68.3%. 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, constant PPP$. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release