Number of years of free pre-primary education guaranteed in legal in Maldives
Maldives: Number of years of free pre-primary education guaranteed in legal was 2 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
2
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
45th
of 189 countries
All-time high
2
in 2022
All-time low
0
in 2015
Years of data
11
2015–2025
Number of years of free pre-primary education guaranteed in legal in Maldives, 2015–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of years of free pre-primary education guaranteed in legal in Maldives is 2, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Over the whole period, number of years of free pre-primary education guaranteed in legal in Maldives peaked at 2 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2015.
Maldives ranks 45th of 189 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Number of years of free pre-primary education guaranteed in legal in Maldives, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 0 | — |
| 2016 | 0 | — |
| 2017 | 0 | — |
| 2018 | 0 | — |
| 2019 | 0 | — |
| 2020 | 0 | — |
| 2021 | 0 | — |
| 2022 | 2 | — |
| 2023 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 2 | +0.0% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 2 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1, 2.0× the median. (55 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2020s | 1.33 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 45 Aruba 2 compare
- 45 United Arab Emirates 2 compare
- 45 Bahamas 2 compare
- 45 Belize 2 compare
- 45 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 2 compare
- 45 Brazil 2 compare
- 45 Barbados 2 compare
- 45 Switzerland 2 compare
- 45 Chile 2 compare
- 45 Cook Islands 2 compare
- 45 Costa Rica 2 compare
- 45 Cayman Islands 2 compare
- 45 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 2 compare
- 45 Georgia 2 compare
- 45 Ghana 2 compare
- 45 Greece 2 compare
- 45 Grenada 2 compare
- 45 Iraq 2 compare
- 45 Libya 2 compare
- 45 Mexico 2 compare
- 45 Malta 2 compare
- 45 Netherlands 2 compare
- 45 Naoero 2 compare
- 45 New Zealand 2 compare
- 45 Panama 2 compare
- 45 Portugal 2 compare
- 45 Sudan 2 compare
- 45 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 2 compare
- 45 Turks and Caicos Islands 2 compare
- 45 Uruguay 2 compare
- 45 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2 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 number of years of free pre-primary education guaranteed in legal in Maldives?
- Number of years of free pre-primary education guaranteed in legal in Maldives was 2 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest number of years of free pre-primary education guaranteed in legal recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 2 in 2022.
- What is the lowest number of years of free pre-primary education guaranteed in legal recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2015.
- How does Maldives rank for number of years of free pre-primary education guaranteed in legal?
- Maldives ranks 45th out of 189 countries with data for 2025.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Number of years of free pre-primary education guaranteed in legal frameworks. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release