School enrollment, primary, private in Maldives
Maldives: School enrollment, primary, private was 5.3% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
School enrollment, primary, private in Maldives, 1992–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of total primary.
Analysis
In 2024, school enrollment, primary, private in Maldives stood at 5.3%.
That represents a change of up 800.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary, private in Maldives peaked at 52.6% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2014.
Maldives ranks 145th of 202 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 enrollment, primary, private in Maldives, year by year
| Year | % of total primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 52.6% | — |
| 1997 | 51.5% | -2.3% |
| 1999 | 2.9% | -94.3% |
| 2000 | 2.3% | -20.6% |
| 2001 | 2.0% | -15.4% |
| 2002 | 1.6% | -17.4% |
| 2003 | 1.6% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 1.6% | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 1.5% | -7.0% |
| 2006 | 2.2% | +49.8% |
| 2007 | 1.2% | -43.2% |
| 2008 | 1.4% | +16.0% |
| 2009 | 1.9% | +29.4% |
| 2010 | 3.8% | +104.2% |
| 2012 | 2.9% | -22.8% |
| 2013 | 0.6% | -79.6% |
| 2014 | 0.6% | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 3.9% | +568.3% |
| 2016 | 4.6% | +18.5% |
| 2017 | 7.4% | +59.1% |
| 2018 | 3.9% | -47.8% |
| 2019 | 3.5% | -9.0% |
| 2024 | 5.3% | +50.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 35.7% | 2.9% | 52.6% | 3 |
| 2000s | 1.7% | 1.2% | 2.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.5% | 0.6% | 7.4% | 9 |
| 2020s | 5.3% | 5.3% | 5.3% | 1 |
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More education data for Maldives
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, primary, private in Maldives?
- School enrollment, primary, private in Maldives was 5.3% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary, private recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 52.6% in 1992.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary, private recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2014.
- How does Maldives rank for school enrollment, primary, private?
- Maldives ranks 145th out of 202 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school enrollment, primary, private rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 800.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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, private (% of total primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organization, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise.