Completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) (%) in Maldives
Maldives: Completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) (%) was 100.0% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) in Maldives, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 100.0% for completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) in Maldives peaked at 100.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1981.
That places Maldives 1st out of 164 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) (%) in Maldives, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.0% | — |
| 1982 | 0.0% | — |
| 1983 | 0.0% | — |
| 1984 | 0.0% | — |
| 1985 | 0.0% | — |
| 1986 | 0.0% | — |
| 1987 | 0.6% | — |
| 1988 | 1.4% | +146.0% |
| 1989 | 2.4% | +76.1% |
| 1990 | 3.8% | +57.7% |
| 1991 | 5.4% | +43.2% |
| 1992 | 7.4% | +37.0% |
| 1993 | 9.6% | +29.4% |
| 1994 | 12.0% | +25.9% |
| 1995 | 14.8% | +23.3% |
| 1996 | 18.1% | +22.3% |
| 1997 | 22.0% | +21.1% |
| 1998 | 26.4% | +20.0% |
| 1999 | 31.6% | +19.7% |
| 2000 | 37.0% | +17.4% |
| 2001 | 43.1% | +16.3% |
| 2002 | 49.4% | +14.6% |
| 2003 | 55.5% | +12.5% |
| 2004 | 61.3% | +10.3% |
| 2005 | 66.3% | +8.2% |
| 2006 | 70.7% | +6.7% |
| 2007 | 74.8% | +5.8% |
| 2008 | 78.3% | +4.7% |
| 2009 | 81.3% | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 83.8% | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 85.8% | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 87.7% | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 89.3% | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 91.0% | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 92.6% | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 94.2% | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 95.7% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 97.0% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 97.9% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 98.7% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 99.3% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 99.7% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 100.0% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 100.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 95.6%, 1.0× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 100.0% is above the median for South Asia, which is 91.4%, 1.1× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) (%) in Maldives changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | +146.0% | 0.6% | 1.4% |
| 1989 | +76.1% | 1.4% | 2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.5% | 0.0% | 2.4% | 9 |
| 1990s | 15.1% | 3.8% | 31.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 61.8% | 37.0% | 81.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 91.5% | 83.8% | 97.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.6% | 98.7% | 100.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 1 South Korea 100.0% compare
- 1 Qatar 100.0% compare
- 4 United Kingdom 100.0% compare
More education data for Maldives
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 98.19 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.05 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3,474 (2022)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 0 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 8,838 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4,920 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 33,002 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 44,013 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -3.52 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) in Maldives?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) in Maldives was 100.0% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1981.
- How does Maldives rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data)?
- Maldives ranks 1st out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release