Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) in Maldives
Maldives: Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) was 93.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Primary completion rate, total in Maldives, 1997–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary completion rate, total in Maldives is 93.8%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary completion rate, total in Maldives peaked at 131.9% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 89.1%, in 2013.
Maldives ranks 99th of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) in Maldives, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 116.4% | — |
| 2005 | 131.9% | +13.3% |
| 2006 | 123.0% | -6.7% |
| 2008 | 105.0% | -14.6% |
| 2009 | 109.2% | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 111.6% | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 101.2% | -9.3% |
| 2012 | 93.1% | -8.0% |
| 2013 | 89.1% | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 94.7% | +6.3% |
| 2015 | 95.1% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 97.3% | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 94.0% | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 93.6% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 94.4% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 92.8% | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 94.6% | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 93.8% | -0.9% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 93.8% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 96.5%, 97% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 93.8% is below the median for South Asia, which is 94.0%, 100% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 116.4% | 116.4% | 116.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 117.3% | 105.0% | 131.9% | 4 |
| 2010s | 96.4% | 89.1% | 111.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.7% | 92.8% | 94.6% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
More aid effectiveness data for Maldives
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Austria 100,576 current US$ (2021)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Belgium -202,825 current US$ (2017)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Canada 155,072 current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, European Union institutions 876,081 current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Switzerland 270,000 current US$ (2014)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Germany 481,123 current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, France -752,520 current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, United Kingdom 1.76 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Italy 256,335 current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Japan 11.71 million current US$ (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary completion rate, total in Maldives?
- Primary completion rate, total in Maldives was 93.8% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary completion rate, total recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 131.9% in 2005.
- What is the lowest primary completion rate, total recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 89.1% in 2013.
- How does Maldives rank for primary completion rate, total?
- Maldives ranks 99th out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary completion rate, total rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary completion rate, or gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, is the number of new entrants (enrollments minus repeaters) in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of primary education. Data limitations preclude adjusting for students who drop out during the final year of primary education.