Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in in Maldives
Maldives: Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in was 4.0% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in in Maldives, 1997–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 4.0% for mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in in 2018. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 10.1% on the previous year and up 17.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in in Maldives peaked at 4.0% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 1998.
That places Maldives 11th out of 204 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in in Maldives, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 0.2% | — |
| 1998 | 0.2% | -3.0% |
| 1999 | 0.2% | +6.7% |
| 2000 | 2.1% | +820.0% |
| 2001 | 1.7% | -15.3% |
| 2002 | 2.5% | +41.8% |
| 2003 | 2.5% | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 2.4% | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 2.3% | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 2.2% | -4.1% |
| 2007 | 2.2% | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 3.4% | +56.3% |
| 2009 | 3.0% | -12.5% |
| 2010 | 3.1% | +4.4% |
| 2011 | 2.4% | -21.9% |
| 2012 | 3.1% | +28.4% |
| 2013 | 3.9% | +23.6% |
| 2014 | 3.1% | -20.6% |
| 2015 | 3.7% | +19.5% |
| 2016 | 4.0% | +9.2% |
| 2017 | 3.7% | -8.9% |
| 2018 | 4.0% | +10.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 3 |
| 2000s | 2.4% | 1.7% | 3.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.4% | 2.4% | 4.0% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 8 Vanuatu 7.1% compare
- 9 Solomon Islands 5.1% compare
- 10 Samoa 5.1% compare
- 12 Marshall Islands 3.4% compare
- 13 Aruba 2.9% compare
- 14 Macau, China 2.8% compare
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 mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in in Maldives?
- Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in in Maldives was 4.0% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 4.0% in 2018.
- What is the lowest mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1998.
- How does Maldives rank for mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in?
- Maldives ranks 11th out of 204 countries with data for 2018.
- Is mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.8%. 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 in East Asia and the Pacific, both sexes (UIS estimate) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release