Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Maldives

Maldives: Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage was 0.2% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
0.2%
Change on year
down 3.3%
World rank
96th
of 101 countries
All-time high
0.3%
in 2009
All-time low
0.2%
in 2014
Years of data
11
2006–2019

Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Maldives, 2006–2019

00.10.20.32006201220192006: 0.26 %2008: 0.25 %2009: 0.286 %2010: 0.207 %2011: 0.181 %2012: 0.179 %2013: 0.18 %2014: 0.168 %2015: 0.216 %2016: 0.178 %2019: 0.172 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2019, government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Maldives stood at 0.2%.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.3% on the previous year and down 39.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Maldives peaked at 0.3% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2014.

Maldives ranks 96th of 101 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.

Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Maldives, year by year

Annual values for Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage of GDP (%) in Maldives, 2006 to 2019.
Year % Change
2006 0.3%
2008 0.3% -3.8%
2009 0.3% +14.4%
2010 0.2% -27.6%
2011 0.2% -12.7%
2012 0.2% -0.9%
2013 0.2% +0.6%
2014 0.2% -6.9%
2015 0.2% +28.9%
2016 0.2% -17.9%
2019 0.2% -3.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 3
2010s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 8

Countries ranked near Maldives

  1. 93 Gabon 0.2% compare
  2. 94 Comoros 0.2% compare
  3. 95 Guinea 0.2% compare
  4. 97 Uganda 0.2% compare
  5. 98 Philippines 0.2%
  6. 99 Madagascar 0.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Maldives?
Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Maldives was 0.2% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage recorded in Maldives?
The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2009.
What is the lowest government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage recorded in Maldives?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2014.
How does Maldives rank for government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage?
Maldives ranks 96th out of 101 countries with data for 2019.
Is government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage rising or falling in Maldives?
Over the last ten years it is down 39.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Maldives data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage of GDP (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
101 places, 1,193 data points, 1995–2019
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Total general (local, regional and central) government expenditure on upper secondary education (current, capital, and transfers), expressed as a percentage of GDP. It includes expenditure funded by transfers from international sources to government. Divide total government expenditure for a given level of education (ex. primary, secondary, or all levels combined) by the GDP, and multiply by 100. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/