Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private in Maldives
Maldives: Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private was 18.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private in Maldives, 1977–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 18.8% for percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 79.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private in Maldives peaked at 100.0% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 18.8%, in 2024.
Maldives ranks 127th of 211 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private in Maldives, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 32.3% | — |
| 1978 | 32.3% | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 96.6% | +199.0% |
| 1993 | 93.1% | -3.6% |
| 1995 | 100.0% | +7.4% |
| 1996 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 89.9% | -10.1% |
| 2007 | 90.2% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 92.3% | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 91.3% | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 90.8% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 35.0% | -61.4% |
| 2019 | 35.8% | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 18.8% | -47.5% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 18.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 18.4%, 1.0× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 18.8% is below the median for South Asia, which is 36.4%, 52% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private in Maldives changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +199.0% | 32.3% | 96.6% |
| 2018 | -61.4% | 90.8% | 35.0% |
| 2024 | -47.5% | 35.8% | 18.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 32.3% | 32.3% | 32.3% | 2 |
| 1990s | 97.9% | 93.1% | 100.0% | 5 |
| 2000s | 90.9% | 89.9% | 92.3% | 4 |
| 2010s | 53.9% | 35.0% | 90.8% | 3 |
| 2020s | 18.8% | 18.8% | 18.8% | 1 |
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 percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private in Maldives?
- Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private in Maldives was 18.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 1995.
- What is the lowest percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.8% in 2024.
- How does Maldives rank for percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private?
- Maldives ranks 127th out of 211 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 79.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private institutions, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release