Primary completion rate (gross intake to the last grade) in Maldives

Primary completion rate (gross intake to the last grade) in the Maldives was 93.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics. That is down 0.8 pts from 2023. That is the 74th highest of 137 countries in 2023.

202493.8%
Change on 2023-0.8 pts
Rank74th of 137Countries ranked
Series high131.92005
Series low89.12013

Primary completion rate (gross intake to the last grade) in Maldives, 1997 to 2024

80901001101201301401997200820112014201720241997: 116.4 %2005: 131.9 %2006: 123 %2008: 105 %2009: 109.2 %2010: 111.6 %2011: 101.2 %2012: 93.1 %2013: 89.1 %2014: 94.7 %2015: 95.1 %2016: 97.3 %2017: 94 %2018: 93.6 %2019: 94.4 %2022: 92.8 %2023: 94.6 %2024: 93.8 %
%. Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, Primary completion rate, total, % of relevant age group (SE.PRM.CMPT.ZS) via World Bank, World Development Indicators. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-10-08.
All 18 values
Period%
202493.8
202394.6
202292.8
201994.4
201893.6
201794
201697.3
201595.1
201494.7
201389.1
201293.1
2011101.2
2010111.6
2009109.2
2008105
2006123
2005131.9
1997116.4

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Definition

New entrants to the last grade of primary education, of any age, as a percentage of the population at the theoretical entrance age to that grade. UNESCO Institute for Statistics gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary, which World Development Indicators calls the primary completion rate.

It counts pupils who reach the last grade, not those who pass it, and late entrants push it above 100%. The UIS completion rate from household surveys is a different measure and is lower in many countries.

How to cite

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS). Primary completion rate, total, % of relevant age group (SE.PRM.CMPT.ZS). Retrieved through World Bank World Development Indicators (data.worldbank.org). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SE.PRM.CMPT.ZS. Retrieved 2026-10-12. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. UIS does not endorse Invokely or this use of the data.

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What is the primary completion rate (gross intake to the last grade) in Maldives?

Primary completion rate (gross intake to the last grade) in the Maldives was 93.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics. That is down 0.8 pts from 2023. That is the 74th highest of 137 countries in 2023.

Where does this figure come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Primary completion rate, total, % of relevant age group (SE.PRM.CMPT.ZS). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest primary completion rate (gross intake to the last grade) in Maldives?

131.9% in 2005, the highest value since 1997 in this series.

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