Average years of schooling among adults in Maldives
Maldives: Average years of schooling among adults was 7.41 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Average years of schooling among adults in Maldives, 2000–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for average years of schooling among adults in Maldives is 7.41 years, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 30.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average years of schooling among adults in Maldives peaked at 7.41 years in 2021 and was at its lowest, 3.47 years, in 2000.
Maldives ranks 135th of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Average years of schooling among adults in Maldives, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.47 years | — |
| 2001 | 3.47 years | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 3.48 years | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 3.48 years | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 3.49 years | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 3.49 years | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 3.79 years | +8.5% |
| 2007 | 4.06 years | +7.2% |
| 2008 | 4.33 years | +6.7% |
| 2009 | 4.61 years | +6.3% |
| 2010 | 4.88 years | +5.9% |
| 2011 | 5.15 years | +5.6% |
| 2012 | 5.42 years | +5.3% |
| 2013 | 5.7 years | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 5.97 years | +4.8% |
| 2015 | 6.24 years | +4.6% |
| 2016 | 6.51 years | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 6.78 years | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 6.95 years | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 7.11 years | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 7.27 years | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 7.41 years | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 7.41 years | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 7.41 years | +0.0% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 7.41 years is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 10.11 years, 73% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 7.41 years is above the median for South Asia, which is 6.83 years, 1.1× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.77 years | 3.47 years | 4.61 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.07 years | 4.88 years | 7.11 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.38 years | 7.27 years | 7.41 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
More education data for Maldives
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0834 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average years of schooling among adults in Maldives?
- Average years of schooling among adults in Maldives was 7.41 years in 2023, according to UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest average years of schooling among adults recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 7.41 years in 2021.
- What is the lowest average years of schooling among adults recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.47 years in 2000.
- How does Maldives rank for average years of schooling among adults?
- Maldives ranks 135th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is average years of schooling among adults rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Average years of schooling among adults. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 24 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Average number of years (excluding years spent repeating individual grades) adults over 25 years participated in formal education.