Maldives vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Secondary education, pupils, annual growth rate

Maldives
13.58 % change on previous year
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa
1.36 % change on previous year
in 2024
Maldives rank
11th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
14th

Secondary education, pupils, annual growth rate over time

  • Maldives
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
-50-2502550197119972024

How they compare

Maldives currently reports 13.58 % change on previous year against 1.36 % change on previous year in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 12.22 % change on previous year.

That makes Maldives's figure about 10.0 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Maldives ahead.

Maldives ranks 11th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 14th of 205 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Maldives averaged higher in 4 and Sub-Saharan Africa in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Maldives Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 2.75 % change on previous year -0.0928 % change on previous year 2.85 % change on previous year Maldives
1980s 40.99 % change on previous year 9.34 % change on previous year 31.66 % change on previous year Maldives
1990s 0.9615 % change on previous year 4.22 % change on previous year 3.25 % change on previous year Sub-Saharan Africa
2000s 14.66 % change on previous year 6.89 % change on previous year 7.77 % change on previous year Maldives
2010s -3.58 % change on previous year 4.29 % change on previous year 7.87 % change on previous year Sub-Saharan Africa
2020s 8.44 % change on previous year 4.55 % change on previous year 3.89 % change on previous year Maldives

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher secondary education, pupils, annual growth rate, Maldives or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Maldives, at 13.58 % change on previous year against 1.36 % change on previous year in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in secondary education, pupils, annual growth rate between Maldives and Sub-Saharan Africa?
12.22 % change on previous year, with Maldives ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Sub-Saharan Africa?
25 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
How do Maldives and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for secondary education, pupils, annual growth rate?
Maldives ranks 11th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 14th of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Secondary education, pupils, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Secondary education, pupils, annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
250 places, 9,104 data points, 1971–2025
Last refreshed

The year-on-year percentage change in Secondary education, pupils. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.