Maldives - Public spending on education

Expenditure on primary education (% of government expenditure on education)

Expenditure on primary education (% of government expenditure on education) in Maldives was 36.40 as of 2016. Its highest value over the past 13 years was 54.13 in 2005, while its lowest value was 36.40 in 2016.

Definition: Expenditure on primary education is expressed as a percentage of total general government expenditure on education. General government usually refers to local, regional and central governments.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
2003 54.13
2004 54.13
2005 54.13
2006 50.34
2008 50.35
2009 43.40
2010 42.52
2011 43.91
2012 40.33
2013 39.18
2014 39.78
2015 39.66
2016 36.40

Expenditure on secondary education (% of government expenditure on education)

Expenditure on secondary education (% of government expenditure on education) in Maldives was 21.61 as of 2016. Its highest value over the past 10 years was 39.91 in 2006, while its lowest value was 21.61 in 2016.

Definition: Expenditure on secondary education is expressed as a percentage of total general government expenditure on education. General government usually refers to local, regional and central governments.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
2006 39.91
2008 39.90
2009 25.13
2010 25.04
2011 25.73
2012 23.82
2013 23.48
2014 23.89
2015 24.31
2016 21.61

Expenditure on tertiary education (% of government expenditure on education)

Expenditure on tertiary education (% of government expenditure on education) in Maldives was 20.59 as of 2016. Its highest value over the past 7 years was 20.59 in 2016, while its lowest value was 4.37 in 2011.

Definition: Expenditure on tertiary education is expressed as a percentage of total general government expenditure on education. General government usually refers to local, regional and central governments.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
2009 6.48
2010 7.26
2011 4.37
2012 12.08
2013 14.22
2014 12.85
2015 12.75
2016 20.59

Government expenditure on education, total (% of government expenditure)

Government expenditure on education, total (% of government expenditure) in Maldives was 11.91 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 21.24 in 2002, while its lowest value was 9.21 in 2014.

Definition: General government expenditure on education (current, capital, and transfers) is expressed as a percentage of total general government expenditure on all sectors (including health, education, social services, etc.). It includes expenditure funded by transfers from international sources to government. General government usually refers to local, regional and central governments.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
2002 21.24
2003 20.35
2004 19.48
2005 13.01
2006 13.35
2007 12.75
2008 12.62
2009 13.76
2010 11.00
2011 10.29
2012 11.40
2013 12.41
2014 9.21
2015 11.48
2016 10.16
2017 11.35
2018 11.39
2019 12.06
2020 10.51
2021 11.91

Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP)

Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP) in Maldives was 4.12 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 17 years was 5.79 in 2002, while its lowest value was 3.08 in 2011.

Definition: General government expenditure on education (current, capital, and transfers) is expressed as a percentage of GDP. It includes expenditure funded by transfers from international sources to government. General government usually refers to local, regional and central governments.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
2002 5.79
2003 5.32
2004 4.66
2005 5.02
2006 4.65
2007 4.42
2008 4.47
2009 5.08
2010 3.63
2011 3.08
2012 3.34
2013 3.39
2014 3.09
2015 3.89
2016 3.69
2017 3.89
2018 3.91
2019 4.12

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Inputs