Maldives vs WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income): Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in
Maldives
94.9%
in 2019
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
85.2%
in 2024
Maldives rank
54th
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) rank
57th
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in over time
- Maldives
- WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 94.9% against 85.2% in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income), a difference of 9.7%.
That makes Maldives's figure about 1.1 times WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)'s.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 9 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Maldives ahead.
Maldives ranks 54th and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 57th of 188 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Maldives averaged higher in 2 and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 100.0% | 80.1% | 19.9% | Maldives |
| 2000s | 56.6% | 82.1% | 25.4% | WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) |
| 2010s | 93.3% | 85.4% | 7.9% | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in, Maldives or WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- Maldives, at 94.9% against 85.2% in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) as of 2019.
- What is the difference in share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in between Maldives and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- 9.7%, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2019.
- How do Maldives and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) rank globally for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Maldives ranks 54th and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 57th of 188 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general programmes, male (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release