Modern contraception usage vs. average years of schooling for women in Maldives
Maldives: Modern contraception usage vs. average years of schooling for women was 14.9% in 2017. ▼ Falling
Modern contraception usage vs. average years of schooling for women in Maldives, 1991–2017
Source: Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS), Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (MICS), and UN Population Division, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of women ages 15-49.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 14.9% for modern contraception usage vs. average years of schooling for women in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of down 44.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, modern contraception usage vs. average years of schooling for women in Maldives peaked at 34.0% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 14.9%, in 2017.
Maldives ranks 106th of 113 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Modern contraception usage vs. average years of schooling for women in Maldives, year by year
| Year | % of women ages 15-49 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 19.0% | — |
| 1999 | 33.0% | +73.7% |
| 2004 | 34.0% | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 27.0% | -20.6% |
| 2017 | 14.9% | -44.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26.0% | 19.0% | 33.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 30.5% | 27.0% | 34.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 14.9% | 14.9% | 14.9% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
More education data for Maldives
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is modern contraception usage vs. average years of schooling for women in Maldives?
- Modern contraception usage vs. average years of schooling for women in Maldives was 14.9% in 2017, according to Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS), Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (MICS), and UN Population Division, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest modern contraception usage vs. average years of schooling for women recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 34.0% in 2004.
- What is the lowest modern contraception usage vs. average years of schooling for women recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.9% in 2017.
- How does Maldives rank for modern contraception usage vs. average years of schooling for women?
- Maldives ranks 106th out of 113 countries with data for 2017.
- Is modern contraception usage vs. average years of schooling for women rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS), Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (MICS), and UN Population Division, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Modern contraception usage vs. average years of schooling for women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of married or co-habiting women who use at least one modern method of contraception vs. the average years of formal education that women between 15-64 years have attended.