Education spending in Maldives
Government spending on education in Maldives was equal to 5.2% of GDP in 2023.
Maldives, 2023
5.2%
Change from 2022
+0.5percentage points
World, 2023
3.6%
Education spending in Maldives over time
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% of GDP. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Maldives | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 5.2% | 3.6% |
| 2022 | 4.7% | 3.9% |
| 2021 | 4.6% | 4.2% |
| 2020 | 5.8% | 4.3% |
| 2019 | 4.1% | 4.2% |
| 2018 | 3.9% | 4.2% |
| 2017 | 3.8% | 4.1% |
| 2016 | 3.7% | 4.2% |
| 2015 | 3.9% | 4.2% |
| 2014 | 3.1% | 4.2% |
| 2013 | 3.4% | 4.3% |
| 2012 | 3.3% | 4.0% |
| 2011 | 3.1% | 4.1% |
| 2010 | 3.6% | 4.2% |
| 2009 | 5.1% | 4.7% |
| 2008 | 4.5% | 4.2% |
| 2007 | 4.4% | 4.0% |
| 2006 | 4.6% | 4.0% |
| 2005 | 5.0% | 4.0% |
| 2004 | 4.7% | 3.9% |
| 2003 | 5.3% | 4.1% |
| 2002 | 5.8% | 3.9% |
| 2001 | – | 3.9% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.5 percentage points from 4.7% in 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was 3.4%, the figure has changed by +1.8 percentage points.
- The figure for the world in 2023 was 3.6%.
More for Maldives
All statistics for Maldives
Tertiary education enrolment (gross)
48.5%
2022 · World Bank
Primary school enrolment (gross)
99.7%
2024 · World Bank
ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate
24.3%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Primary completion (UIS)
98.2%
2017 · UNESCO UIS
Lower secondary completion
90.7%
2017 · UNESCO UIS
Upper secondary completion
40.3%
2017 · UNESCO UIS