Education expenditure in the budget in the Maldives in 2025 — 9.65%. Ranked 47 in the world out of 60. Since 2002, the indicator has fallen by 11.56 pp.
2002–2025 · % of government expenditure
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Maldives
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9.65 | −1.07 pp |
| 2024 | 10.72 | +0.08 pp |
| 2023 | 10.63 | −0.44 pp |
| 2022 | 11.08 | +1.04 pp |
| 2021 | 10.03 | −0.47 pp |
| 2020 | 10.51 | −1.55 pp |
| 2019 | 12.06 | +0.67 pp |
| 2018 | 11.39 | +0.04 pp |
| 2017 | 11.35 | +1.55 pp |
| 2016 | 9.81 | −1.64 pp |
| 2015 | 11.45 | +0.83 pp |
| 2014 | 10.62 | −1.93 pp |
| 2013 | 12.55 | +1.33 pp |
| 2012 | 11.22 | +1.37 pp |
| 2011 | 9.85 | −1.09 pp |
| 2010 | 10.95 | −2.79 pp |
| 2009 | 13.74 | +1.17 pp |
| 2008 | 12.57 | −0.12 pp |
| 2007 | 12.69 | −0.56 pp |
| 2006 | 13.26 | +0.32 pp |
| 2005 | 12.94 | −6.43 pp |
| 2004 | 19.37 | −0.81 pp |
| 2003 | 20.19 | −1.02 pp |
| 2002 | 21.21 | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
Government expenditure on education as a percentage of total government expenditure. Unlike the share of GDP, it shows the priority within the budget: a country may spend little on education as a percentage of GDP, yet with a small state that turns out to be a significant part of all expenditure. The international benchmark agreed under the Dakar Framework for Action is fifteen to twenty percent of the budget.
Important: The aggregate is weighted by government consumption in dollars: it accounts for about two thirds of all budget expenditure, and the source does not publish absolute spending. The same device is used for military expenditure in the budget.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), license CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.
