School completion in Maldives
Maldives: School completion was 99.36 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
99.36
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
50th
of 165 countries
All-time high
99.36
in 2025
All-time low
39.15
in 1981
Years of data
45
1981–2025
School completion in Maldives, 1981–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 99.36 for school completion in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school completion in Maldives peaked at 99.36 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 39.15, in 1981.
Maldives ranks 50th of 165 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
School completion in Maldives, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 39.15 | — |
| 1982 | 40.23 | +2.8% |
| 1983 | 41.76 | +3.8% |
| 1984 | 43.24 | +3.5% |
| 1985 | 45.37 | +4.9% |
| 1986 | 47.61 | +4.9% |
| 1987 | 50.09 | +5.2% |
| 1988 | 52.62 | +5.1% |
| 1989 | 55.53 | +5.5% |
| 1990 | 58.96 | +6.2% |
| 1991 | 62.28 | +5.6% |
| 1992 | 65.8 | +5.7% |
| 1993 | 69.29 | +5.3% |
| 1994 | 72.78 | +5.0% |
| 1995 | 76.18 | +4.7% |
| 1996 | 79.5 | +4.4% |
| 1997 | 82.59 | +3.9% |
| 1998 | 85.32 | +3.3% |
| 1999 | 87.79 | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 89.88 | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 91.58 | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 92.94 | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 94.02 | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 94.85 | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 95.47 | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 95.96 | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 96.28 | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 96.52 | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 96.71 | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 96.9 | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 97.05 | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 97.19 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 97.34 | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 97.51 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 97.69 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 97.88 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 98.08 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 98.27 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 98.47 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 98.65 | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 98.82 | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 98.98 | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 99.13 | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 99.25 | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 99.36 | +0.1% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 99.36 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 98.69, 1.0× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 99.36 is above the median for South Asia, which is 93.56, 1.1× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 46.18 | 39.15 | 55.53 | 9 |
| 1990s | 74.05 | 58.96 | 87.79 | 10 |
| 2000s | 94.42 | 89.88 | 96.71 | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.64 | 96.9 | 98.47 | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.03 | 98.65 | 99.36 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
More education data for Maldives
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 98.19 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.05 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school completion in Maldives?
- School completion in Maldives was 99.36 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest school completion recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 99.36 in 2025.
- What is the lowest school completion recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.15 in 1981.
- How does Maldives rank for school completion?
- Maldives ranks 50th out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school completion rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of School completion. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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