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| 2007 figures estimated by UNESCO Institute for Statistics in September 2008 |
1. Adult Literacy Data
(1) Estimated Number of Adult Illiterates and Literates, 1980-2010

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(2) Estimated Number of Adult Illiterates by Sex in 1995

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(3) Adult Literacy Rate by Sex, 1980-2010
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Latest Data Available : 1995 total adult literacy rate : 95.2 % female literate population : 62 thousands male literate population : 65 thousands
note : 15 years and above source : UNESCO
(4) Main Languages
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main language(s) | % of population | used in school |
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| 1 | Dhivehi | 100 | YES |
| Total number of mother tongue(s) : 1 |
2. Primary Education Data
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| net enrolment ratio (%) | ![]() |
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| enrolment (in thousands) | 1997 | 50 |
| % share of girls enrolment | 1997 | 48.0 |
| pupils reaching grade 5 (%) | 1994 | 93.0 |
| pupil - teacher ratio* | 1998 | 25 : 1 |
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Years of Compulsory Education | |
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3. Pre-primary Education Data
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year |
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| gross enrolment ratio (%) | 1995 | 59.0 |
| enrolment (in thousands) | 1997 | 11 |
| % share of girls enrolment | 1997 | 50 |
| pupil-teacher ratio | 1998 | 32 : 1 |
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4. Basic Socio-Economic Indicators
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year |
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| 1 | GNP per capita (US$) | 1997 | 1,150 |
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agricultural productivity per capita (US$) |
1995 | 36 |
| 3 | total fertility rate (/woman) | 1997 | 6.8 |
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infant mortality rate (age 1, /1,000) |
1997 | 53 |
| 5 | under-5 mortality rate (/1,000) | 1997 | 74 |
| 6 | life expectancy at birth (yrs) | 1997 | 64 |
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5. Public Education Expenditure
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annual budget for nonformal education1 |
1995 | MVR 2,866 |
| public expenditure on education as percentage of GNP (%)2 | 1995 | 8.4 |
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% share of nonformal education in total education budget3 |
1995 | 1.2 |
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6. Literacy Agencies
| National literacy agency | Non-Formal Education Centre (NFEC) |
7. Literacy Programmes
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| basic literacy | ||
| total number of registered learners (in thousands) | 1997 | 1 |
| % share of women | 1997 | 1.0 |
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| post-literacy | ||
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