School enrollment, primary, male in Maldives
Maldives: School enrollment, primary, male was 95.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
School enrollment, primary, male in Maldives, 1992–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 95.3% for school enrollment, primary, male in 2024.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary, male in Maldives peaked at 123.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 92.3%, in 2018.
Maldives ranks 151st of 203 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
School enrollment, primary, male in Maldives, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 117.1% | — |
| 1993 | 119.5% | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 122.5% | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 119.7% | -2.3% |
| 1996 | 119.5% | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 117.2% | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 121.0% | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 122.7% | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 123.7% | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 121.6% | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 119.4% | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 119.0% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 117.6% | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 111.2% | -5.5% |
| 2006 | 109.7% | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 104.3% | -4.9% |
| 2008 | 102.2% | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 101.1% | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 99.5% | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 96.8% | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 94.6% | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 92.4% | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 93.8% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 95.5% | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 93.7% | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 92.8% | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 92.3% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 93.0% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 93.5% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 92.3% | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 96.3% | +4.2% |
| 2024 | 95.3% | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 119.9% | 117.1% | 122.7% | 8 |
| 2000s | 113.0% | 101.1% | 123.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.4% | 92.3% | 99.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.3% | 92.3% | 96.3% | 4 |
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More education data for Maldives
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 4,691 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 76.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 19.0% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, primary, male in Maldives?
- School enrollment, primary, male in Maldives was 95.3% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary, male recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 123.7% in 2000.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary, male recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 92.3% in 2018.
- How does Maldives rank for school enrollment, primary, male?
- Maldives ranks 151st out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school enrollment, primary, male rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. 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 School enrollment, primary, male (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.