Education Facilities in the Maldives from OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap data provides a volunteer-built map of schools, kindergartens, colleges, and universities across the Maldives. The Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team exported this data on May 14, 2026, for use in humanitarian and development contexts. Completeness varies by region, with urban areas likely being better mapped than remote islands.

Use Cases

• Map school access and service gaps based on facility locations.
• Plan education infrastructure development based on existing facility distribution.
• Allocate educational resources by analyzing the spatial density of schools and universities.

Strengths

• Data is available in multiple geospatial formats including GEOPACKAGE, KML, SHP, and GEOJSON.
• The dataset is derived from OpenStreetMap, a free and collaborative global mapping project.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Completeness varies by region, with remote areas potentially being incomplete.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

OpenStreetMap

Collection Method

Volunteer-contributed mapping data exported via tags for `amenity` or `building`.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-14 18:39:19.571618; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Maldives