Enrolment in lower secondary education, female in Maldives
Maldives: Enrolment in lower secondary education, female was 8,162 number in 2019. ▼ Falling
Enrolment in lower secondary education, female in Maldives, 1998–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for enrolment in lower secondary education, female in Maldives is 8,162 number, measured in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.1% on the previous year and down 37.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in lower secondary education, female in Maldives peaked at 15,010 number in 2007 and was at its lowest, 6,033 number, in 1998.
That places Maldives 162nd out of 194 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Enrolment in lower secondary education, female in Maldives, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 6,033 number | — |
| 1999 | 7,471 number | +23.8% |
| 2000 | 9,778 number | +30.9% |
| 2001 | 11,433 number | +16.9% |
| 2002 | 12,679 number | +10.9% |
| 2003 | 13,722 number | +8.2% |
| 2004 | 13,896 number | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 14,973 number | +7.8% |
| 2006 | 14,984 number | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 15,010 number | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 14,185 number | -5.5% |
| 2009 | 13,067 number | -7.9% |
| 2010 | 12,408 number | -5.0% |
| 2011 | 11,044 number | -11.0% |
| 2012 | 10,479 number | -5.1% |
| 2013 | 9,627 number | -8.1% |
| 2014 | 8,936 number | -7.2% |
| 2015 | 8,739 number | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 8,296 number | -5.1% |
| 2017 | 8,064 number | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 8,602 number | +6.7% |
| 2019 | 8,162 number | -5.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6,752 number | 6,033 number | 7,471 number | 2 |
| 2000s | 13,373 number | 9,778 number | 15,010 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 9,436 number | 8,064 number | 12,408 number | 10 |
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More education data for Maldives
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in lower secondary education, female in Maldives?
- Enrolment in lower secondary education, female in Maldives was 8,162 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in lower secondary education, female recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 15,010 number in 2007.
- What is the lowest enrolment in lower secondary education, female recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,033 number in 1998.
- How does Maldives rank for enrolment in lower secondary education, female?
- Maldives ranks 162nd out of 194 countries with data for 2019.
- Is enrolment in lower secondary education, female rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in lower secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of female students enrolled in public and private lower secondary education institutions regardless of age.