Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled (gaps) in Maldives
Maldives: Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled (gaps) was 16,363 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled in Maldives, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
Maldives recorded 16,363 for enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled in 2023.
The figure is up 13.1% on the previous year and up 42.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled in Maldives peaked at 16,501 in 1997 and was at its lowest, 119, in 1970.
That places Maldives 171st out of 218 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled (gaps) in Maldives, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 119 | — |
| 1971 | 139 | +16.8% |
| 1994 | 10,703 | +7600.0% |
| 1995 | 12,048 | +12.6% |
| 1996 | 13,401 | +11.2% |
| 1997 | 16,501 | +23.1% |
| 1998 | 6,219 | -62.3% |
| 1999 | 7,663 | +23.2% |
| 2000 | 10,256 | +33.8% |
| 2001 | 12,544 | +22.3% |
| 2002 | 13,336 | +6.3% |
| 2003 | 14,760 | +10.7% |
| 2004 | 14,996 | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 13,884 | -7.4% |
| 2011 | 13,961 | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 12,618 | -9.6% |
| 2013 | 11,519 | -8.7% |
| 2014 | 11,585 | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 11,249 | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 10,640 | -5.4% |
| 2017 | 10,421 | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 9,985 | -4.2% |
| 2019 | 9,893 | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 10,347 | +4.6% |
| 2021 | 12,406 | +19.9% |
| 2022 | 14,464 | +16.6% |
| 2023 | 16,363 | +13.1% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 16,363 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 260,209, 6% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 16,363 is below the median for South Asia, which is 1.54 million, 1% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled (gaps) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +7600.0% | 139 | 10,703 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 129 | 119 | 139 | 2 |
| 1990s | 11,089 | 6,219 | 16,501 | 6 |
| 2000s | 13,178 | 10,256 | 14,996 | 5 |
| 2010s | 11,576 | 9,893 | 13,961 | 10 |
| 2020s | 13,395 | 10,347 | 16,363 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
More education data for Maldives
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0834 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled in Maldives?
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled in Maldives was 16,363 in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 16,501 in 1997.
- What is the lowest enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 119 in 1970.
- How does Maldives rank for enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled?
- Maldives ranks 171st out of 218 countries with data for 2023.
- Is enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Enrolment in secondary education, female (number) with 736 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Enrolment in secondary education, female UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Enrolment in secondary education, female (number) with 736 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.