Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in Maldives

Maldives: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female was 99.3% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
99.3%
Change on year
down 2.2%
World rank
113th
of 188 countries
All-time high
118.7%
in 2006
All-time low
99.3%
in 2019
Years of data
17
1998–2019

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

02550751001251998200820191998: 106.3 %1999: 109.6 %2000: 114.3 %2001: 115.8 %2002: 116.6 %2003: 118.6 %2004: 118.5 %2005: 118.6 %2006: 118.7 %2007: 117.8 %2008: 116 %2009: 114.2 %2015: 103.8 %2016: 102.5 %2017: 100.5 %2018: 101.5 %2019: 99.3 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Maldives recorded 99.3% for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 13.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in Maldives peaked at 118.7% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 99.3%, in 2019.

That places Maldives 113th 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, female in Maldives, year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female (%) in Maldives, 1998 to 2019.
Year % Change
1998 106.3%
1999 109.6% +3.1%
2000 114.3% +4.3%
2001 115.8% +1.3%
2002 116.6% +0.6%
2003 118.6% +1.8%
2004 118.5% -0.1%
2005 118.6% +0.1%
2006 118.7% +0.1%
2007 117.8% -0.7%
2008 116.0% -1.6%
2009 114.2% -1.6%
2015 103.8% -9.0%
2016 102.5% -1.3%
2017 100.5% -2.0%
2018 101.5% +1.0%
2019 99.3% -2.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 108.0% 106.3% 109.6% 2
2000s 116.9% 114.2% 118.7% 10
2010s 101.6% 99.3% 103.8% 5

Countries ranked near Maldives

  1. 110 Uzbekistan 99.4% compare
  2. 111 Türkiye 99.4% compare
  3. 112 Greece 99.4% compare
  4. 114 Poland 99.3% compare
  5. 115 Guyana 99.3% compare
  6. 116 Barbados 99.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in Maldives?
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in Maldives was 99.3% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in Maldives?
The highest recorded value was 118.7% in 2006.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in Maldives?
The lowest recorded value was 99.3% in 2019.
How does Maldives rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female?
Maldives ranks 113th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female rising or falling in Maldives?
Over the last ten years it is down 13.0%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 4,500 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed

Total female enrollment in primary and lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the female 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.