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Education
Maldives Educational standards
– amongst the highest in the region
The Maldives has a functional literacy rate of 98%, which
is the highest in the South Asia and Indian Ocean region.
Educational standards are also among the highest in the region
and schools follow the British system of education. English
language is used as the medium of instruction in most schools;
however, there are schools that provide Arabic and Islamic
education specifically.
The Ministry of Education aims to further
enhance existing educational facilities and services so that
every Maldivian will have access to quality primary and secondary
education and hence increased scope for higher education and
training. The education system of the country is designed
such that it will foster religious and cultural values though
the curricula are based on external examinations that would
enable Maldivian students to avail themselves to educational,
training and employment opportunities both nationally and
internationally.
A milestone in educational services was reached with the recent
establishment of the Maldives College of Higher Education
- MCHE in 1998. Maldivian students now have the prospect
of post secondary education (from diplomas to bachelor’s
degrees in certain areas) at the many faculties functioning
under the MCHE.
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