Primary completion rate, female in Maldives
Maldives: Primary completion rate, female was 98.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Primary completion rate, female in Maldives, 1997–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
In 2024, primary completion rate, female in Maldives stood at 98.1%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary completion rate, female in Maldives peaked at 135.7% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 89.6%, in 2013.
Maldives ranks 59th of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Primary completion rate, female in Maldives, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 120.4% | — |
| 2005 | 135.7% | +12.7% |
| 2006 | 126.8% | -6.5% |
| 2008 | 109.2% | -13.9% |
| 2009 | 110.5% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 108.5% | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 103.1% | -4.9% |
| 2012 | 96.0% | -6.9% |
| 2013 | 89.6% | -6.6% |
| 2014 | 95.4% | +6.4% |
| 2015 | 94.3% | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 98.6% | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 96.5% | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 100.1% | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 99.4% | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 100.1% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 97.1% | -3.0% |
| 2024 | 98.1% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 120.4% | 120.4% | 120.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 120.5% | 109.2% | 135.7% | 4 |
| 2010s | 98.2% | 89.6% | 108.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.4% | 97.1% | 100.1% | 3 |
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More education data for Maldives
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary completion rate, female in Maldives?
- Primary completion rate, female in Maldives was 98.1% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary completion rate, female recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 135.7% in 2005.
- What is the lowest primary completion rate, female recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 89.6% in 2013.
- How does Maldives rank for primary completion rate, female?
- Maldives ranks 59th out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary completion rate, female rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary completion rate, female (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary completion rate, or gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, is the number of new entrants (enrollments minus repeaters) in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of primary education. Data limitations preclude adjusting for students who drop out during the final year of primary education.