Maldives
Background Information
Region
South Asia
World Bank income group
Upper middle income
Percent of population aged 10-24
19% (UNFPA, 2023)
Total primary school age population (both sexes)
54,368 (UIS, 2023)
Total secondary school age population (both sexes)
33,520 (UIS, 2023)
Proportion of women aged 20-24 years who were married or in a union before age 18 (% of women aged 20-24)
2%
Source: UNSDG , 2017
Adolescent birth rate (per 1,000 women ages 15-19)
5
Source: UN Human Development Reports , 2019
Percentage of women who ever experienced physical violence since age 15 (% of women 15-49)
17%
Source: DHS , 2017
Percentage of married women employed in the last 12 months (% of married or in-union women 15-49)
47%
Source: DHS , 2017
Education Snapshot Back to Top
Number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in legal frameworks (Years)
12
Source: UIS , 2022
Percentage of upper secondary schools providing life skills-based HIV and sexuality education within the formal curriculum or as part of extra-curricular activities Percentage of schools
100%
Source: UNESCO , 2017
Proportion of schools with access to single-sex basic sanitation facilities Percentage of schools
-
Primary 100%
(2017)
-
Lower secondary 100%
(2017)
-
Upper secondary 100%
(2017)
Source: UIS
Women as a percentage of teachers in tertiary education
No data available
Men as a percentage of teachers in pre-primary education Men as a percentage
Source: UIS , 2019
Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government expenditure % GDP spent on education
Source: UIS , 2023
Proportion of students at the end of primary education achieving at least a minimum proficiency level in reading
No data available
Proportion of students at the end of primary education achieving at least a minimum proficiency level in mathematics
No data available
Experiencing bullying in the last 12 months in lower secondary education
-
Female 30%
-
Male 30%
Female: UNESCO, 2014
Male: UNESCO, 2014
Youth not in education, employment or training
-
Female 28%
-
Male 24%
Female: ILO, 2019
Male: ILO, 2019
Completion rate
Primary school age
-
Female 99%
-
Male 97%
Female: UIS, 2017
Male: UIS, 2017
Lower secondary school age
-
Female 95%
-
Male 86%
Female: UIS, 2017
Male: UIS, 2017
Upper secondary school age
-
Female 46%
-
Male 33%
Female: UIS, 2017
Male: UIS, 2017
Out-of-school rate
Primary school
-
Female 50%
-
Male 1%
Female: UIS, 2015
Male: UIS, 2017
Lower secondary school
-
Female 7%
-
Male 6%
Female: UIS, 2017
Male: UIS, 2017
Upper secondary school
-
Female 23%
-
Male 28%
Female: UIS, 2017
Male: UIS, 2017
Legal Frameworks Back to Top
Presence of legislation on child protection, to prevent corporal punishment in schools
5
Protection from corporal punishment and all violence, including psychological, physical and sexual violence, in educational institutions
Source: HerAtlas , 2021
Presence of legislation protecting the right to education without discrimination based on sex/gender
5
Enshrines right to education without discrimination based on sex/gender for all within the territory
Source: HerAtlas , 2021
Presence of legislation to protect and facilitate education of pregnant adolescent girls
5
Protection of the right to education of pregnant and/or parenting girls
Source: HerAtlas , 2021
Existence of processes to support coordinated action on gender equality in and through education by ministries, civil society, youth organizations and other actors
Data coming soon!
Existence of systematic processes to review and update curricula and learning resources, with a view to eradicating gender stereotypes and promoting gender equality
Data coming soon!
Training on gender-responsive pedagogies is embedded in teacher training programmes
Data coming soon!