Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Maldives
Maldives: Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes was 99.1% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
99.1%
Change on year
up 6.3%
World rank
47th
of 200 countries
All-time high
99.1%
in 2024
All-time low
93.1%
in 1997
Years of data
25
1997–2024
Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Maldives, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 99.1% for total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 6.3% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Maldives peaked at 99.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 93.1%, in 1997.
Maldives ranks 47th of 200 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Maldives, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 93.1% | — |
| 1999 | 96.6% | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 96.8% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 96.7% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 96.5% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 96.4% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 95.8% | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 95.7% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 94.6% | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 94.6% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 95.5% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 95.3% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 94.6% | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 93.7% | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 93.4% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 95.2% | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 95.2% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 94.3% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 95.0% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 95.1% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 95.6% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 95.5% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 94.6% | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 93.2% | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 99.1% | +6.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 94.8% | 93.1% | 96.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 95.8% | 94.6% | 96.8% | 9 |
| 2010s | 94.7% | 93.4% | 95.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.6% | 93.2% | 99.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
More education data for Maldives
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4,001 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 690.42 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 10,644 (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5,988 (2022)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Maldives?
- Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Maldives was 99.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 99.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 93.1% in 1997.
- How does Maldives rank for total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes?
- Maldives ranks 47th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release