School completion, annual growth rate in Maldives
Maldives: School completion, annual growth rate was 0.1108 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
School completion, annual growth rate in Maldives, 1982–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2025, school completion, annual growth rate in Maldives stood at 0.1108 % change on previous year. That is the lowest value across all 44 years on record.
The figure is down 8.4% on the previous year and down 40.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school completion, annual growth rate in Maldives peaked at 6.18 % change on previous year in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.1108 % change on previous year, in 2025.
Maldives ranks 86th of 165 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
School completion, annual growth rate in Maldives, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 2.76 % change on previous year | — |
| 1983 | 3.8 % change on previous year | +37.9% |
| 1984 | 3.54 % change on previous year | -6.8% |
| 1985 | 4.93 % change on previous year | +39.0% |
| 1986 | 4.94 % change on previous year | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 5.21 % change on previous year | +5.5% |
| 1988 | 5.05 % change on previous year | -3.0% |
| 1989 | 5.53 % change on previous year | +9.5% |
| 1990 | 6.18 % change on previous year | +11.7% |
| 1991 | 5.63 % change on previous year | -8.8% |
| 1992 | 5.65 % change on previous year | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 5.3 % change on previous year | -6.2% |
| 1994 | 5.04 % change on previous year | -5.0% |
| 1995 | 4.67 % change on previous year | -7.3% |
| 1996 | 4.36 % change on previous year | -6.7% |
| 1997 | 3.89 % change on previous year | -10.8% |
| 1998 | 3.31 % change on previous year | -15.0% |
| 1999 | 2.89 % change on previous year | -12.4% |
| 2000 | 2.38 % change on previous year | -17.8% |
| 2001 | 1.89 % change on previous year | -20.6% |
| 2002 | 1.49 % change on previous year | -21.5% |
| 2003 | 1.16 % change on previous year | -21.8% |
| 2004 | 0.8828 % change on previous year | -24.0% |
| 2005 | 0.6537 % change on previous year | -26.0% |
| 2006 | 0.5132 % change on previous year | -21.5% |
| 2007 | 0.3335 % change on previous year | -35.0% |
| 2008 | 0.2493 % change on previous year | -25.2% |
| 2009 | 0.1968 % change on previous year | -21.0% |
| 2010 | 0.1965 % change on previous year | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.1548 % change on previous year | -21.2% |
| 2012 | 0.1443 % change on previous year | -6.8% |
| 2013 | 0.1543 % change on previous year | +7.0% |
| 2014 | 0.1746 % change on previous year | +13.2% |
| 2015 | 0.1846 % change on previous year | +5.7% |
| 2016 | 0.1945 % change on previous year | +5.4% |
| 2017 | 0.2043 % change on previous year | +5.1% |
| 2018 | 0.1937 % change on previous year | -5.2% |
| 2019 | 0.2035 % change on previous year | +5.1% |
| 2020 | 0.1828 % change on previous year | -10.2% |
| 2021 | 0.1723 % change on previous year | -5.7% |
| 2022 | 0.1619 % change on previous year | -6.0% |
| 2023 | 0.1515 % change on previous year | -6.4% |
| 2024 | 0.1211 % change on previous year | -20.1% |
| 2025 | 0.1108 % change on previous year | -8.4% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 0.1108 % change on previous year is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0766 % change on previous year, 1.4× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 0.1108 % change on previous year is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.9118 % change on previous year, 12% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.47 % change on previous year | 2.76 % change on previous year | 5.53 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1990s | 4.69 % change on previous year | 2.89 % change on previous year | 6.18 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9748 % change on previous year | 0.1968 % change on previous year | 2.38 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1805 % change on previous year | 0.1443 % change on previous year | 0.2043 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1501 % change on previous year | 0.1108 % change on previous year | 0.1828 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 83 Syria 0.1122 % change on previous year compare
- 84 Indonesia 0.1114 % change on previous year compare
- 85 China 0.1112 % change on previous year compare
- 87 Trinidad and Tobago 0.1021 % change on previous year compare
- 88 Guyana 0.1009 % change on previous year compare
- 89 Zimbabwe 0.0922 % change on previous year compare
More education data for Maldives
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0834 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school completion, annual growth rate in Maldives?
- School completion, annual growth rate in Maldives was 0.1108 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest school completion, annual growth rate recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 6.18 % change on previous year in 1990.
- What is the lowest school completion, annual growth rate recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1108 % change on previous year in 2025.
- How does Maldives rank for school completion, annual growth rate?
- Maldives ranks 86th out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school completion, annual growth rate rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of School completion, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in School completion. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Share of children who have completed primary school UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in School completion. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.