Womens educational attainment vs fertility in Maldives
Maldives: Womens educational attainment vs fertility was 1.57 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
1.57
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
155th
of 236 countries
All-time high
7.4
in 1973
All-time low
1.57
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Womens educational attainment vs fertility in Maldives, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 1.57 for womens educational attainment vs fertility in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 27.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, womens educational attainment vs fertility in Maldives peaked at 7.4 in 1973 and was at its lowest, 1.57, in 2023.
That places Maldives 155th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Womens educational attainment vs fertility in Maldives, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 6.18 | — |
| 1951 | 6.18 | -0.1% |
| 1952 | 6.21 | +0.5% |
| 1953 | 6.23 | +0.3% |
| 1954 | 6.26 | +0.5% |
| 1955 | 6.33 | +1.1% |
| 1956 | 6.39 | +1.0% |
| 1957 | 6.45 | +0.9% |
| 1958 | 6.5 | +0.9% |
| 1959 | 6.56 | +0.8% |
| 1960 | 6.71 | +2.4% |
| 1961 | 6.79 | +1.2% |
| 1962 | 6.89 | +1.4% |
| 1963 | 6.94 | +0.8% |
| 1964 | 7 | +0.9% |
| 1965 | 7.07 | +1.0% |
| 1966 | 7.14 | +1.1% |
| 1967 | 7.23 | +1.1% |
| 1968 | 7.28 | +0.7% |
| 1969 | 7.33 | +0.7% |
| 1970 | 7.39 | +0.9% |
| 1971 | 7.38 | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 7.37 | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 7.4 | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 7.38 | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 7.32 | -0.8% |
| 1976 | 7.29 | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 7.27 | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 7.23 | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 7.23 | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 7.23 | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 7.19 | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 7.15 | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 7.09 | -0.8% |
| 1984 | 7.03 | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 6.94 | -1.2% |
| 1986 | 6.85 | -1.3% |
| 1987 | 6.73 | -1.7% |
| 1988 | 6.58 | -2.2% |
| 1989 | 6.39 | -3.0% |
| 1990 | 6.13 | -4.0% |
| 1991 | 5.8 | -5.4% |
| 1992 | 5.43 | -6.2% |
| 1993 | 5.06 | -6.8% |
| 1994 | 4.69 | -7.4% |
| 1995 | 4.29 | -8.4% |
| 1996 | 3.86 | -10.1% |
| 1997 | 3.48 | -9.9% |
| 1998 | 3.17 | -8.8% |
| 1999 | 2.9 | -8.6% |
| 2000 | 2.69 | -7.2% |
| 2001 | 2.53 | -5.9% |
| 2002 | 2.42 | -4.2% |
| 2003 | 2.34 | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 2.26 | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 2.2 | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 2.2 | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 2.29 | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 2.37 | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 2.39 | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 2.35 | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 2.31 | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 2.25 | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 2.17 | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 2.09 | -3.9% |
| 2015 | 2 | -4.1% |
| 2016 | 1.9 | -5.0% |
| 2017 | 1.8 | -5.5% |
| 2018 | 1.71 | -4.9% |
| 2019 | 1.64 | -4.1% |
| 2020 | 1.61 | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 1.6 | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 1.58 | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 1.57 | -0.5% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 1.57 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.82, 87% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 1.57 is below the median for South Asia, which is 1.97, 80% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.33 | 6.18 | 6.56 | 10 |
| 1960s | 7.04 | 6.71 | 7.33 | 10 |
| 1970s | 7.33 | 7.23 | 7.4 | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.92 | 6.39 | 7.23 | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.48 | 2.9 | 6.13 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.37 | 2.2 | 2.69 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.02 | 1.64 | 2.35 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.59 | 1.57 | 1.61 | 4 |
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 womens educational attainment vs fertility in Maldives?
- Womens educational attainment vs fertility in Maldives was 1.57 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest womens educational attainment vs fertility recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 7.4 in 1973.
- What is the lowest womens educational attainment vs fertility recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.57 in 2023.
- How does Maldives rank for womens educational attainment vs fertility?
- Maldives ranks 155th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is womens educational attainment vs fertility rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Womens educational attainment vs fertility. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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