NationMaster - Maldivian Education statistics

Duration of compulsory education	137 years		[th of 171]
Duration of education > Primary level	21		[th of 181]
Duration of education > Secondary level	172		[th of 181]
Enrolment ratio > Secondary level	107%		[th of 135]
Female enrolment share > Primary level	72%		[th of 176]
Female enrolment share > Secondary level	31%		[th of 170]
Geographical aptitude results	109		[th of 191]
Grade 1 intake rate	33		[th of 114]
Literacy > Female	67 %		[th of 197]
Literacy > Male	80 %		[th of 197]
Literacy > Total population	75 %		[th of 205]
(per capita)	5 per 1,000 people	...	[th of 191]
Private school enrolment > Primary level	108		[th of 148]
Private school enrolment > Secondary level	53		[th of 131]
Public spending per student > Primary level	61		[th of 126]
Pupils-teacher ratio > primary level	92		[th of 175]
Repitition rate > Primary level	23		[th of 143]
School enrollment, primary > % net	63 % net	...	[th of 139]
School enrollment, primary, female > % gross	76 % gross	...	[th of 174]
(per capita)	99 per 1,000 people	...	[th of 183]

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SOURCES: Duration of compulsory education is the number of grades (or years) that a child must legally be enrolled in school.; Duration of primary education is the number of grades (or years) in primary education.; Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (or years) in general secondary education.; Net enrolment ratio, secondary level, is the ratio of the number of children of official secondary school age enrolled in school to the number of children of official secondary school age in the population.; Girls' enrolment share, primary level is the number of girls enrolled in primary school, expressed as a percentage of the total number of pupils in primary school.; Girls' enrolment share, secondary level is the number of girls enrolled in secondary school, expressed as a percentage of the total number of pupils in secondary school.; Overall score based upon test results of the Geography Challenge, an online geography quiz game.; Total number of new entrants in first grade of primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population at the official primary school-entrance age; This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons. ; Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.; Private sector enrolment share, primary level is the share of primary school pupils who attend a privately managed school, regardless of whether or not the school receives subsidies from the government.; Private sector enrolment share, secondary level is the share of students in general secondary education who attend a privately managed school, regardless of whether or not the school receives subsidies from the government.; Public expenditure per student, primary level is the total reported current spending by the government on primary education, divided by the total number of pupils in primary education, expressed as a percentage of per capita GDP.; Pupil-teacher ratio, primary level is the average number of pupils per teacher in primary education. Cross-country comparisons may be affected by such factors as the composition of teachers by part- and full-time employment.; Repetition rate is the percentage of primary school pupils who are currently enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year.; Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.; Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.; Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Maldives, Republic of Maldives, Dhivehi Raajjeyge Jumhooriyyaa, Dhivehi Raajje, maldives republic

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