Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 75+, total in Maldives

Maldives: Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 75+, total was 0.34 in 2010. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2010)
0.34
World rank
137th
of 144 countries
All-time high
2.18
in 1985
All-time low
0.34
in 2005
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 75+, total in Maldives, 1960–2010

0.511.521960198520101960: 11965: 1.11970: 1.91975: 21980: 2.11985: 2.21990: 1.81995: 1.22000: 0.492005: 0.342010: 0.34

Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.

Analysis

Maldives recorded 0.34 for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 75+, total in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 30.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 75+, total in Maldives peaked at 2.18 in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.34, in 2005.

Maldives ranks 137th of 144 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 75+, total in Maldives, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 75+, total in Maldives, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 1.03 —
1965 1.07 +3.9%
1970 1.91 +78.5%
1975 1.98 +3.7%
1980 2.07 +4.5%
1985 2.18 +5.3%
1990 1.77 -18.8%
1995 1.22 -31.1%
2000 0.49 -59.8%
2005 0.34 -30.6%
2010 0.34 +0.0%

Maldives compared with similar countries

  • Maldives's 0.34 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.8, 12% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
  • Maldives's 0.34 is below the median for South Asia, which is 1.16, 29% of the median. (5 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 1.05 1.03 1.07 2
1970s 1.94 1.91 1.98 2
1980s 2.12 2.07 2.18 2
1990s 1.5 1.22 1.77 2
2000s 0.415 0.34 0.49 2
2010s 0.34 0.34 0.34 1

Countries ranked near Maldives

  1. 134 Niger 0.43 compare
  2. 135 Sierra Leone 0.42 compare
  3. 136 Nepal 0.4 compare
  4. 138 Mali 0.33 compare
  5. 139 Morocco 0.31 compare
  6. 139 Papua New Guinea 0.31 compare
  7. 139 Senegal 0.31 compare

See the full ranking of 144 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 75+, total in Maldives?
Barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 75+, total in Maldives was 0.34 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
What is the highest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 75+, total recorded in Maldives?
The highest recorded value was 2.18 in 1985.
What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 75+, total recorded in Maldives?
The lowest recorded value was 0.34 in 2005.
How does Maldives rank for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 75+, total?
Maldives ranks 137th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 75+, total rising or falling in Maldives?
Over the last ten years it is down 30.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Maldives data come from?
The figures come from Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as part of Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 75+, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 75+, total
Source
Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
144 places, 1,584 data points, 1960–2010
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Average years of primary schooling, 75+, total is the average years of primary education completed among people over age 75.