Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, female in Maldives
Maldives: Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, female was 38.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, female in Maldives, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 38.6% for net enrolment rate, early childhood education, female in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is down 30.8% on the previous year and down 58.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net enrolment rate, early childhood education, female in Maldives peaked at 100.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 38.6%, in 2024.
Maldives ranks 105th of 160 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, female in Maldives, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 51.1% | — |
| 2000 | 59.8% | +17.1% |
| 2001 | 61.1% | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 64.2% | +5.0% |
| 2005 | 69.4% | +8.1% |
| 2006 | 74.9% | +7.8% |
| 2007 | 75.4% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 82.7% | +9.7% |
| 2009 | 82.1% | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 86.1% | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 82.9% | -3.7% |
| 2012 | 95.9% | +15.7% |
| 2013 | 96.3% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 93.3% | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 100.0% | +7.2% |
| 2016 | 99.9% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 96.0% | -3.9% |
| 2018 | 94.0% | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 92.3% | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 44.8% | -51.5% |
| 2023 | 55.8% | +24.5% |
| 2024 | 38.6% | -30.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 51.1% | 51.1% | 51.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 71.2% | 59.8% | 82.7% | 8 |
| 2010s | 93.7% | 82.9% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.4% | 38.6% | 55.8% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 102 Costa Rica 39.5% compare
- 103 British Virgin Islands 39.4% compare
- 104 Madagascar 39.3% compare
- 106 North Macedonia 37.7% compare
- 107 Gambia 37.5% compare
- 108 Ethiopia 37.1% 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 net enrolment rate, early childhood education, female in Maldives?
- Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, female in Maldives was 38.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest net enrolment rate, early childhood education, female recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2015.
- What is the lowest net enrolment rate, early childhood education, female recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.6% in 2024.
- How does Maldives rank for net enrolment rate, early childhood education, female?
- Maldives ranks 105th out of 160 countries with data for 2024.
- Is net enrolment rate, early childhood education, female rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 58.6%. 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 Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release