Maldives vs Other small states: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes

Maldives
108.1%
in 2019
Other small states
79.1%
in 2019
Maldives rank
33rd
Other small states rank
35th

Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes over time

  • Maldives
  • Other small states
0255075100125199520072019

How they compare

Maldives currently reports 108.1% against 79.1% in Other small states, a difference of 29.0%.

That makes Maldives's figure about 1.4 times Other small states's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Other small states ahead.

Maldives ranks 33rd and Other small states ranks 35th of 188 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Maldives averaged higher in 2 and Other small states in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Maldives Other small states Difference Ahead
1990s 57.2% 60.5% 3.3% Other small states
2000s 105.7% 68.8% 36.9% Maldives
2010s 113.1% 77.1% 35.9% Maldives

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes, Maldives or Other small states?
Maldives, at 108.1% against 79.1% in Other small states as of 2019.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes between Maldives and Other small states?
29.0%, with Maldives ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Other small states?
22 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2019.
How do Maldives and Other small states rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes?
Maldives ranks 33rd and Other small states ranks 35th of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 4,679 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed

Total enrollment in lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total population of official lower secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.