Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Maldives
Maldives: Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index was 1 index in 2025. ▲ Rising
Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Maldives, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
In 2025, primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Maldives stood at 1 index.
That represents a change of down 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Maldives peaked at 1.08 index in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.8049 index, in 1985.
That places Maldives 95th out of 165 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.8271 index | 0.8049 index | 0.8602 index | 9 |
| 1990s | 1 index | 0.8835 index | 1.08 index | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.06 index | 1.04 index | 1.08 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.02 index | 1 index | 1.03 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 1 index | 1 index | 1 index | 6 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 92 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1 index compare
- 93 Kyrgyzstan 1 index compare
- 94 France 1 index compare
- 96 Kazakhstan 1 index compare
- 97 Canada 1 index compare
- 98 Poland 1 index compare
More gender data for Maldives
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 2,667 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 2,787 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 2,752 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 2,869 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 2,832 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 2,953 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 2,854 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 3,036 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 2,877 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 3,154 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Maldives?
- Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Maldives was 1 index in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 1.08 index in 2000.
- What is the lowest primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8049 index in 1985.
- How does Maldives rank for primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- Maldives ranks 95th out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal primary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.