Maldives - Gross enrolment ratio in primary education

98.0 (%) in 2019

In 2019, gross enrolment ratio in primary education for Maldives was 98 %. Between 2000 and 2019, gross enrolment ratio in primary education in Maldives was decreasing on average by 1.99% each year, although before that, it grew from 119.6 % in 1997 to 128.2 % in 2000.

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What is gross enrolment ratio in primary education?

Gross enrolment ratio. Primary. Total is the total enrollment in primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of official primary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.

What is Maldives gross enrolment ratio in primary education?