Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, female in Maldives
Maldives: Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, female was 56.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, female in Maldives, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for net enrolment rate, pre-primary, female in Maldives is 56.7%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 28.2% on the previous year and down 39.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net enrolment rate, pre-primary, female in Maldives peaked at 100.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 51.1%, in 1999.
Maldives ranks 104th of 176 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, pre-primary, 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 | 70.2% | -24.0% |
| 2023 | 79.0% | +12.7% |
| 2024 | 56.7% | -28.2% |
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 | 68.6% | 56.7% | 79.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 101 India 58.1% compare
- 102 Brunei Darussalam 57.3% compare
- 103 Kenya 56.8% compare
- 105 Nepal 56.1% compare
- 106 Sao Tome and Principe 55.5% compare
- 107 Palestine, State of 53.1% compare
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 net enrolment rate, pre-primary, female in Maldives?
- Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, female in Maldives was 56.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest net enrolment rate, pre-primary, female recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2015.
- What is the lowest net enrolment rate, pre-primary, female recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.1% in 1999.
- How does Maldives rank for net enrolment rate, pre-primary, female?
- Maldives ranks 104th out of 176 countries with data for 2024.
- Is net enrolment rate, pre-primary, female rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.2%. 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, pre-primary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release