Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary in Maldives

Maldives: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary was 44.5% in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
44.5%
World rank
75th
of 144 countries
All-time high
44.5%
in 2010
All-time low
21.1%
in 1960
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary in Maldives, 1960–2010

0102030401960198520101960: 21.1 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1965: 22.9 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1970: 25.3 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1975: 26.9 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1980: 28.6 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1985: 30.8 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1990: 28.4 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1995: 26.1 Incomplete and Completed Secondary2000: 27.9 Incomplete and Completed Secondary2005: 30.3 Incomplete and Completed Secondary2010: 44.5 Incomplete and Completed Secondary

Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Secondary.

Analysis

In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary in Maldives stood at 44.5%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 59.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary in Maldives peaked at 44.5% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 21.1%, in 1960.

That places Maldives 75th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary in Maldives, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary) in Maldives, 1960 to 2010.
Year Incomplete and Completed Secondary Change
1960 21.1%
1965 22.9% +8.5%
1970 25.3% +10.4%
1975 26.9% +6.4%
1980 28.6% +6.3%
1985 30.8% +7.7%
1990 28.4% -7.9%
1995 26.1% -7.9%
2000 27.9% +6.5%
2005 30.3% +8.8%
2010 44.5% +46.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 22.0% 21.1% 22.9% 2
1970s 26.1% 25.3% 26.9% 2
1980s 29.7% 28.6% 30.8% 2
1990s 27.3% 26.1% 28.4% 2
2000s 29.1% 27.9% 30.3% 2
2010s 44.5% 44.5% 44.5% 1

Countries ranked near Maldives

  1. 72 Korea 45.9% compare
  2. 73 Kuwait 44.8% compare
  3. 74 Uruguay 44.8% compare
  4. 76 Egypt 44.0% compare
  5. 77 Peru 43.7% compare
  6. 78 Colombia 43.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary in Maldives?
Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary in Maldives was 44.5% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary recorded in Maldives?
The highest recorded value was 44.5% in 2010.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary recorded in Maldives?
The lowest recorded value was 21.1% in 1960.
How does Maldives rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary?
Maldives ranks 75th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary rising or falling in Maldives?
Over the last ten years it is up 59.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Maldives data come from?
The figures come from Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as part of Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)
Unit
Incomplete and Completed Secondary
Source
Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
144 places, 1,584 data points, 1960–2010
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Percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)