Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled in Maldives
Maldives: Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled was 99.05 in 2024. ▬ Flat
Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled in Maldives, 1997–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
In 2024, primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled in Maldives stood at 99.05. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.3% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled in Maldives peaked at 99.05 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 93.11, in 1997.
That places Maldives 47th out of 209 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled in Maldives, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 93.11 | — |
| 1998 | 94.85 | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 96.59 | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 96.83 | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 96.67 | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 96.5 | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 96.46 | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 96.42 | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 95.77 | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 95.68 | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 94.61 | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 94.59 | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 95.54 | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 95.26 | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 94.62 | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 93.72 | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 93.41 | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 95.22 | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 95.17 | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 94.27 | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 95.02 | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 95.13 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 95.56 | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 95.46 | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 95.04 | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 94.62 | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 93.2 | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 99.05 | +6.3% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 99.05 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 96.04, 1.0× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 99.05 is above the median for South Asia, which is 96.6, 1.0× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 94.85 | 93.11 | 96.59 | 3 |
| 2000s | 95.91 | 94.59 | 96.83 | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.74 | 93.41 | 95.56 | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.47 | 93.2 | 99.05 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
More education data for Maldives
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 98.19 (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled in Maldives?
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled in Maldives was 99.05 in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 99.05 in 2024.
- What is the lowest primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 93.11 in 1997.
- How does Maldives rank for primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled?
- Maldives ranks 47th out of 209 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Primary enrollment selected countries with 711 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Share of children in primary school age who are in school UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Primary enrollment selected countries with 711 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.