Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Maldives
Maldives: Proportion of total government spending on essential services was 14.2% in 2011. ▼ Falling
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Maldives, 2000–2011
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of total government spending on essential services in Maldives is 14.2%, measured in 2011. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.3% on the previous year and down 19.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Maldives peaked at 20.4% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 14.2%, in 2011.
Maldives ranks 38th of 116 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Maldives, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 19.8% | — |
| 2001 | 17.7% | -10.4% |
| 2002 | 20.3% | +14.7% |
| 2003 | 20.4% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 20.0% | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 14.8% | -25.9% |
| 2006 | 14.9% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 15.8% | +6.0% |
| 2008 | 15.8% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 17.4% | +10.5% |
| 2010 | 15.8% | -9.2% |
| 2011 | 14.2% | -10.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.7% | 14.8% | 20.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.0% | 14.2% | 15.8% | 2 |
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More education data for Maldives
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 21,469 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -2.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0407 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 22,544 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -4.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0427 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 33,002 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 13.58 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4,691 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 8.05 % change on previous year (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of total government spending on essential services in Maldives?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Maldives was 14.2% in 2011, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 20.4% in 2003.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.2% in 2011.
- How does Maldives rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Maldives ranks 38th out of 116 countries with data for 2011.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of total government spending on essential services, education (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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