Primary school enrollment — all countries

Primary school enrollment — Maldives

Primary school enrollment in the Maldives in 2017 — 95.4%. Ranked 55 in the world out of 137. Since 1997, the indicator has risen by 1.7 pp.

2017 95.4% −0.8 pp vs 2016
World rank 55of 137
Period maximum 98.8%2004
Period minimum 93.7%1997

Trend over time

1997–2017 · % of children of the relevant age

Primary school enrollment — Maldives, 1997–201792949698100199719992001200320052007200920112013201520171997: 93.7%1999: 95.6%2000: 96.7%2001: 96.9%2002: 97.1%2004: 98.8%2005: 97.3%2006: 97.3%2007: 96.7%2008: 96.9%2015: 96.1%2016: 96.3%2017: 95.4%
Change over the period: +1.7 pp Annual average: 0.09 pp

Comparison, 2017

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Maldives

Maldives 95.4%
World 89.3%
South Asia 87.6%
Southern Asia computed 77.7%
Primary school enrollment — Maldives, by year Maldives All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2017 95.4 −0.8 pp
2016 96.3 +0.1 pp
2015 96.1
2008 96.9 +0.2 pp
2007 96.7 −0.6 pp
2006 97.3 +0 pp
2005 97.3 −1.5 pp
2004 98.8
2002 97.1 +0.2 pp
2001 96.9 +0.3 pp
2000 96.7 +1.1 pp
1999 95.6
1997 93.7

Southern Asia, 2017

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The net primary enrollment rate — the share of children of official school age enrolled in primary school out of all children of that age. Unlike the gross ratio it cannot exceed 100%, because it leaves out pupils older or younger than the official age.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), license CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.