Primary completion rate, male in Maldives
Maldives: Primary completion rate, male was 90.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Primary completion rate, male in Maldives, 1997–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary completion rate, male in Maldives is 90.1%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.7% on the previous year and down 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary completion rate, male in Maldives peaked at 128.7% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 84.6%, in 2013.
Maldives ranks 117th 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, male in Maldives, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 112.9% | — |
| 2005 | 128.7% | +14.0% |
| 2006 | 119.8% | -6.9% |
| 2008 | 101.5% | -15.2% |
| 2009 | 108.2% | +6.5% |
| 2010 | 114.2% | +5.6% |
| 2011 | 99.5% | -12.9% |
| 2012 | 90.6% | -9.0% |
| 2013 | 84.6% | -6.7% |
| 2014 | 94.2% | +11.4% |
| 2015 | 95.8% | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 96.2% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 91.9% | -4.5% |
| 2018 | 87.9% | -4.3% |
| 2019 | 90.0% | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 86.7% | -3.7% |
| 2023 | 92.5% | +6.7% |
| 2024 | 90.1% | -2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 112.9% | 112.9% | 112.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 114.5% | 101.5% | 128.7% | 4 |
| 2010s | 94.5% | 84.6% | 114.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 89.8% | 86.7% | 92.5% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 114 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 91.0% compare
- 115 Trinidad and Tobago 90.6% compare
- 116 Cuba 90.4% compare
- 118 India 89.6% compare
- 119 New Caledonia 89.3%
- 120 Dominican Republic 89.3% compare
More education data for Maldives
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4,001 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 690.42 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 10,644 (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5,988 (2022)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary completion rate, male in Maldives?
- Primary completion rate, male in Maldives was 90.1% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary completion rate, male recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 128.7% in 2005.
- What is the lowest primary completion rate, male recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 84.6% in 2013.
- How does Maldives rank for primary completion rate, male?
- Maldives ranks 117th out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary completion rate, male rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.3%. 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, male (% 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.