Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Maldives
Maldives: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes was 100.5% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Maldives, 1998–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 100.5% for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in 2019.
The figure is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Maldives peaked at 116.8% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 100.4%, in 2017.
That places Maldives 98th out of 188 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Maldives, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 106.0% | — |
| 1999 | 109.0% | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 113.3% | +3.9% |
| 2001 | 114.9% | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 114.7% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 116.8% | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 116.2% | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 116.0% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 116.6% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 116.0% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 115.1% | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 113.4% | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 104.6% | -7.8% |
| 2016 | 102.2% | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 100.4% | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 102.4% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 100.5% | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 107.5% | 106.0% | 109.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 115.3% | 113.3% | 116.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 102.0% | 100.4% | 104.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
More reference data data for Maldives
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0011 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0011 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0044 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0044 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 1.16 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Crop Residues 0.012 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Burning - Crop 0.0004 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Maldives?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Maldives was 100.5% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 116.8% in 2003.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 100.4% in 2017.
- How does Maldives rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
- Maldives ranks 98th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.4%. 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 Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total enrollment in primary and lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of official primary and lower secondary 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.