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

Maldives: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male was 101.6% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
101.6%
Change on year
down 1.5%
World rank
92nd
of 188 countries
All-time high
115.1%
in 2003
All-time low
100.2%
in 2017
Years of data
17
1998–2019

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

02550751001251998200820191998: 105.7 %1999: 108.5 %2000: 112.2 %2001: 114 %2002: 113 %2003: 115.1 %2004: 114 %2005: 113.6 %2006: 114.6 %2007: 114.3 %2008: 114.3 %2009: 112.6 %2015: 105.3 %2016: 101.8 %2017: 100.2 %2018: 103.1 %2019: 101.6 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Maldives recorded 101.6% for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 9.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in Maldives peaked at 115.1% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 100.2%, in 2017.

Maldives ranks 92nd of 188 countries on this measure, 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, male in Maldives, year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male (%) in Maldives, 1998 to 2019.
Year % Change
1998 105.7%
1999 108.5% +2.7%
2000 112.2% +3.4%
2001 114.0% +1.6%
2002 113.0% -0.9%
2003 115.1% +1.9%
2004 114.0% -0.9%
2005 113.6% -0.4%
2006 114.6% +0.9%
2007 114.3% -0.3%
2008 114.3% +0.0%
2009 112.6% -1.4%
2015 105.3% -6.6%
2016 101.8% -3.2%
2017 100.2% -1.6%
2018 103.1% +2.9%
2019 101.6% -1.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 107.1% 105.7% 108.5% 2
2000s 113.8% 112.2% 115.1% 10
2010s 102.4% 100.2% 105.3% 5

Countries ranked near Maldives

  1. 89 Norway 101.7% compare
  2. 90 Georgia 101.7% compare
  3. 91 New Zealand 101.6% compare
  4. 93 Barbados 101.4% compare
  5. 94 Guyana 101.4% compare
  6. 95 San Marino 101.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in Maldives?
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in Maldives was 101.6% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in Maldives?
The highest recorded value was 115.1% in 2003.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in Maldives?
The lowest recorded value was 100.2% in 2017.
How does Maldives rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male?
Maldives ranks 92nd out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male rising or falling in Maldives?
Over the last ten years it is down 9.8%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male (%)
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 male enrollment in primary and lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the male 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.