Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, male in Maldives
Maldives: Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, male was 35.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, male in Maldives, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for net enrolment rate, early childhood education, male in Maldives is 35.4%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is down 33.5% on the previous year and down 58.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net enrolment rate, early childhood education, male in Maldives peaked at 92.1% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 35.4%, in 2024.
That places Maldives 109th out of 160 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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, male in Maldives, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 48.7% | — |
| 2000 | 55.9% | +14.9% |
| 2001 | 55.6% | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 59.6% | +7.2% |
| 2005 | 64.8% | +8.7% |
| 2006 | 68.9% | +6.4% |
| 2007 | 68.0% | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 74.1% | +9.0% |
| 2009 | 73.9% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 79.0% | +7.0% |
| 2011 | 74.9% | -5.2% |
| 2012 | 88.4% | +17.9% |
| 2013 | 86.8% | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 84.4% | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 90.2% | +6.9% |
| 2016 | 92.1% | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 87.3% | -5.2% |
| 2018 | 86.2% | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 84.4% | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 40.8% | -51.7% |
| 2023 | 53.3% | +30.7% |
| 2024 | 35.4% | -33.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 48.7% | 48.7% | 48.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 65.1% | 55.6% | 74.1% | 8 |
| 2010s | 85.4% | 74.9% | 92.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 43.2% | 35.4% | 53.3% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
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, male in Maldives?
- Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, male in Maldives was 35.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest net enrolment rate, early childhood education, male recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 92.1% in 2016.
- What is the lowest net enrolment rate, early childhood education, male recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.4% in 2024.
- How does Maldives rank for net enrolment rate, early childhood education, male?
- Maldives ranks 109th out of 160 countries with data for 2024.
- Is net enrolment rate, early childhood education, male rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 58.0%. 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 Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release