Net intake rate in grade 1 in Maldives
Maldives: Net intake rate in grade 1 was 89.9% in 2017. ▬ Flat
Net intake rate in grade 1 in Maldives, 1999–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of official school-age population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for net intake rate in grade 1 in Maldives is 89.9%, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of up 20.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net intake rate in grade 1 in Maldives peaked at 89.9% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 69.3%, in 2008.
Maldives ranks 24th of 118 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Net intake rate in grade 1 in Maldives, year by year
| Year | % of official school-age population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 79.0% | — |
| 2000 | 84.4% | +6.8% |
| 2001 | 86.0% | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 84.3% | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 74.8% | -11.3% |
| 2008 | 69.3% | -7.3% |
| 2017 | 89.9% | +29.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 79.0% | 79.0% | 79.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 79.7% | 69.3% | 86.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 89.9% | 89.9% | 89.9% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 21 Barbados 92.3% compare
- 22 Aruba 92.1% compare
- 23 Lao People's Democratic Republic 90.2% compare
- 25 Spain 89.8% compare
- 26 Macau, China 89.7% compare
- 27 Uzbekistan 88.7% 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 intake rate in grade 1 in Maldives?
- Net intake rate in grade 1 in Maldives was 89.9% in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest net intake rate in grade 1 recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 89.9% in 2017.
- What is the lowest net intake rate in grade 1 recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.3% in 2008.
- How does Maldives rank for net intake rate in grade 1?
- Maldives ranks 24th out of 118 countries with data for 2017.
- Is net intake rate in grade 1 rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Net intake rate in grade 1 (% of official school-age population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education who are of official primary school entrance age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the corresponding age.