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
Latest (2025)
1 index
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
95th
of 165 countries
All-time high
1.08 index
in 2000
All-time low
0.8049 index
in 1985
Years of data
45
1981–2025
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.
Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Maldives, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.8602 index | — |
| 1982 | 0.8344 index | -3.0% |
| 1983 | 0.8171 index | -2.1% |
| 1984 | 0.8069 index | -1.2% |
| 1985 | 0.8049 index | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 0.8097 index | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 0.819 index | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 0.835 index | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 0.8565 index | +2.6% |
| 1990 | 0.8835 index | +3.1% |
| 1991 | 0.9115 index | +3.2% |
| 1992 | 0.9422 index | +3.4% |
| 1993 | 0.9705 index | +3.0% |
| 1994 | 1 index | +3.2% |
| 1995 | 1.03 index | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 1.05 index | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 1.06 index | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 1.07 index | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 1.08 index | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 1.08 index | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 1.08 index | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 1.08 index | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 1.07 index | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 1.07 index | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 1.06 index | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 1.06 index | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 1.05 index | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 1.04 index | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 1.04 index | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 1.03 index | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 1.03 index | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 1.02 index | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 1.02 index | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 1.02 index | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 1.01 index | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 1.01 index | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 1.01 index | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 1.01 index | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 1 index | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 1 index | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 1 index | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 1 index | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 1 index | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 1 index | -0.0% |
| 2025 | 1 index | -0.0% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 1 index is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.01 index, 100% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 1 index is below the median for South Asia, which is 1.03 index, 97% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
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
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 86.61 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -2.93 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 453.06 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 453.06 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.05 % change on previous year (2030)
- 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)
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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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.