Official entrance age to compulsory education in Maldives
Maldives: Official entrance age to compulsory education was 4 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Official entrance age to compulsory education in Maldives, 1998–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for official entrance age to compulsory education in Maldives is 4, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 28 years on record.
The figure is down 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, official entrance age to compulsory education in Maldives peaked at 6 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 4, in 2022.
That places Maldives 166th out of 200 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
Official entrance age to compulsory education in Maldives, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 6 | — |
| 1999 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 4 | -33.3% |
| 2023 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 4 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 |
| 2000s | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.67 | 4 | 6 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 166 Argentina 4 compare
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- 166 Ghana 4 compare
- 166 Gibraltar 4 compare
- 166 Hungary 4 compare
- 166 Luxembourg 4 compare
- 166 Mexico 4 compare
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- 166 Nepal 4 compare
- 166 Panama 4 compare
- 166 Sint Maarten 4 compare
- 166 Switzerland 4 compare
- 166 Tonga 4 compare
- 166 Turks and Caicos Islands 4 compare
- 166 Uruguay 4 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 official entrance age to compulsory education in Maldives?
- Official entrance age to compulsory education in Maldives was 4 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest official entrance age to compulsory education recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 6 in 1998.
- What is the lowest official entrance age to compulsory education recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 4 in 2022.
- How does Maldives rank for official entrance age to compulsory education?
- Maldives ranks 166th out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
- Is official entrance age to compulsory education rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Official entrance age to compulsory education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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