Years of schooling in Maldives
Maldives: Years of schooling was 7.41 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
7.41
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
135th
of 192 countries
All-time high
7.41
in 2021
All-time low
3.47
in 2000
Years of data
24
2000–2023
Years of schooling in Maldives, 2000–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for years of schooling in Maldives is 7.41, 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, years of schooling in Maldives peaked at 7.41 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 3.47, 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.
Years of schooling in Maldives, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.47 | — |
| 2001 | 3.47 | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 3.48 | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 3.48 | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 3.49 | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 3.49 | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 3.79 | +8.5% |
| 2007 | 4.06 | +7.2% |
| 2008 | 4.33 | +6.7% |
| 2009 | 4.61 | +6.3% |
| 2010 | 4.88 | +5.9% |
| 2011 | 5.15 | +5.6% |
| 2012 | 5.42 | +5.3% |
| 2013 | 5.7 | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 5.97 | +4.8% |
| 2015 | 6.24 | +4.6% |
| 2016 | 6.51 | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 6.78 | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 6.95 | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 7.11 | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 7.27 | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 7.41 | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 7.41 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 7.41 | +0.0% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 7.41 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 10.11, 73% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 7.41 is above the median for South Asia, which is 6.83, 1.1× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.77 | 3.47 | 4.61 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.07 | 4.88 | 7.11 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.38 | 7.27 | 7.41 | 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 years of schooling in Maldives?
- Years of schooling in Maldives was 7.41 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest years of schooling recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 7.41 in 2021.
- What is the lowest years of schooling recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.47 in 2000.
- How does Maldives rank for years of schooling?
- Maldives ranks 135th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is years of schooling 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Years of schooling. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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