Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, both sexes in Maldives

Maldives: Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, both sexes was 86.0% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
86.0%
Change on year
down 3.9%
World rank
35th
of 163 countries
All-time high
104.1%
in 2015
All-time low
50.0%
in 1998
Years of data
15
1998–2019

Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, both sexes in Maldives, 1998–2019

02550751001998200820191998: 50 %1999: 54.4 %2000: 60.5 %2001: 63.4 %2002: 67.3 %2003: 61.4 %2004: 73.9 %2005: 78.2 %2006: 85.1 %2007: 89.2 %2015: 104.1 %2016: 97.4 %2017: 91.5 %2018: 89.5 %2019: 86 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Maldives recorded 86.0% for gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, both sexes in 2019.

That represents a change of down 3.9% on the previous year and down 3.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, both sexes in Maldives peaked at 104.1% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 50.0%, in 1998.

That places Maldives 35th out of 163 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.

Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, both sexes in Maldives, year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, both sexes (%) in Maldives, 1998 to 2019.
Year % Change
1998 50.0%
1999 54.4% +8.7%
2000 60.5% +11.3%
2001 63.4% +4.8%
2002 67.3% +6.1%
2003 61.4% -8.7%
2004 73.9% +20.3%
2005 78.2% +5.7%
2006 85.1% +8.9%
2007 89.2% +4.8%
2015 104.1% +16.6%
2016 97.4% -6.4%
2017 91.5% -6.0%
2018 89.5% -2.2%
2019 86.0% -3.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 52.2% 50.0% 54.4% 2
2000s 72.4% 60.5% 89.2% 8
2010s 93.7% 86.0% 104.1% 5

Countries ranked near Maldives

  1. 32 Nepal 87.4% compare
  2. 33 Mongolia 86.7% compare
  3. 34 Israel 86.0% compare
  4. 36 Trinidad and Tobago 85.0% compare
  5. 37 Solomon Islands 84.1% compare
  6. 38 Algeria 83.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, both sexes in Maldives?
Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, both sexes in Maldives was 86.0% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in Maldives?
The highest recorded value was 104.1% in 2015.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in Maldives?
The lowest recorded value was 50.0% in 1998.
How does Maldives rank for gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, both sexes?
Maldives ranks 35th out of 163 countries with data for 2019.
Is gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, both sexes rising or falling in Maldives?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Maldives data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
197 places, 2,741 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Total enrollment in early childhood education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total population of official early childhood education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.