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

Latest (2019)
100.5%
Change on year
down 1.8%
World rank
98th
of 188 countries
All-time high
116.8%
in 2003
All-time low
100.4%
in 2017
Years of data
17
1998–2019

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Maldives, 1998–2019

02550751001251998200820191998: 106 %1999: 109 %2000: 113.3 %2001: 114.9 %2002: 114.7 %2003: 116.8 %2004: 116.2 %2005: 116 %2006: 116.6 %2007: 116 %2008: 115.1 %2009: 113.4 %2015: 104.6 %2016: 102.2 %2017: 100.4 %2018: 102.4 %2019: 100.5 %

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

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (%) in Maldives, 1998 to 2019.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 95 Kenya 100.7% compare
  2. 96 Latvia 100.7% compare
  3. 97 Germany 100.5% compare
  4. 99 Iceland 100.4% compare
  5. 100 Uzbekistan 100.4% compare
  6. 101 Barbados 100.3% compare

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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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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 4,592 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed

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.