Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in Maldives
Maldives: Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying was 9.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in Maldives, 1998–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 9.5% for mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 2023. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 17.8% on the previous year and up 64.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in Maldives peaked at 9.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.4%, in 1998.
That places Maldives 33rd out of 209 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in Maldives, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1.4% | — |
| 1999 | 1.5% | +6.1% |
| 2000 | 3.4% | +125.9% |
| 2001 | 3.0% | -10.3% |
| 2002 | 3.8% | +25.7% |
| 2003 | 3.6% | -6.1% |
| 2004 | 3.5% | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 3.6% | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 3.4% | -4.1% |
| 2007 | 3.5% | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 4.8% | +35.8% |
| 2009 | 4.4% | -7.1% |
| 2010 | 4.8% | +9.3% |
| 2011 | 4.1% | -14.8% |
| 2012 | 7.4% | +80.2% |
| 2013 | 5.8% | -21.8% |
| 2014 | 5.4% | -6.4% |
| 2015 | 6.0% | +9.8% |
| 2016 | 6.9% | +16.3% |
| 2017 | 6.9% | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 7.1% | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 7.7% | +7.9% |
| 2020 | 8.2% | +6.3% |
| 2021 | 8.2% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 8.1% | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 9.5% | +17.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.5% | 1.4% | 1.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 3.7% | 3.0% | 4.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.2% | 4.1% | 7.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.5% | 8.1% | 9.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 30 Kuwait 10.0% compare
- 31 Antigua and Barbuda 9.9% compare
- 32 Iceland 9.7% compare
- 34 Bosnia and Herzegovina 9.1% compare
- 35 Seychelles 9.0% compare
- 36 Kiribati 9.0% compare
More education data for Maldives
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in Maldives?
- Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in Maldives was 9.5% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 9.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4% in 1998.
- How does Maldives rank for mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying?
- Maldives ranks 33rd out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 64.0%. 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 Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying abroad, all countries, both sexes (UIS estimate) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release