4.1.2 Completion rate in lower secondary education in Maldives
Maldives: 4.1.2 Completion rate in lower secondary education was 94.1 in 2020. ▲ Rising
4.1.2 Completion rate in lower secondary education in Maldives, 2000–2020
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2020, 4.1.2 completion rate in lower secondary education in Maldives stood at 94.1. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 19.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, 4.1.2 completion rate in lower secondary education in Maldives peaked at 94.1 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 41, in 2000.
Maldives ranks 56th of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
4.1.2 Completion rate in lower secondary education in Maldives, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 41 | — |
| 2001 | 46 | +12.2% |
| 2002 | 51 | +10.9% |
| 2003 | 57 | +11.8% |
| 2004 | 61 | +7.0% |
| 2005 | 65 | +6.6% |
| 2006 | 69 | +6.2% |
| 2007 | 72 | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 78 | +8.3% |
| 2009 | 78 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 79 | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 81 | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 82 | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 84 | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 85 | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 87 | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 89 | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 91 | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 92 | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 93 | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 94.1 | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 61.8 | 41 | 78 | 10 |
| 2010s | 86.3 | 79 | 93 | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.1 | 94.1 | 94.1 | 1 |
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More education data for Maldives
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 4,691 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 76.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 19.0% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 99.71 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 99.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is 4.1.2 completion rate in lower secondary education in Maldives?
- 4.1.2 completion rate in lower secondary education in Maldives was 94.1 in 2020, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest 4.1.2 completion rate in lower secondary education recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 94.1 in 2020.
- What is the lowest 4.1.2 completion rate in lower secondary education recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 41 in 2000.
- How does Maldives rank for 4.1.2 completion rate in lower secondary education?
- Maldives ranks 56th out of 164 countries with data for 2020.
- Is 4.1.2 completion rate in lower secondary education rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of 4.1.2 Completion rate in lower secondary education (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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