Enrolment in secondary education, male (number) (secondary male) in Maldives
Maldives: Enrolment in secondary education, male (number) (secondary male) was 16,639 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in secondary education, male in Maldives, 1970–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 16,639 for enrolment in secondary education, male in 2023. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 14.0% on the previous year and up 44.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in secondary education, male in Maldives peaked at 16,639 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 197, in 1971.
That places Maldives 172nd out of 218 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Enrolment in secondary education, male (number) (secondary male) in Maldives, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 208 | — |
| 1971 | 197 | -5.3% |
| 1994 | 10,706 | +5334.5% |
| 1995 | 11,841 | +10.6% |
| 1996 | 13,300 | +12.3% |
| 1997 | 15,962 | +20.0% |
| 1998 | 6,062 | -62.0% |
| 1999 | 7,325 | +20.8% |
| 2000 | 9,754 | +33.2% |
| 2001 | 12,063 | +23.7% |
| 2003 | 13,852 | +14.8% |
| 2004 | 13,882 | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 13,947 | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 13,560 | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 13,058 | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 11,494 | -12.0% |
| 2014 | 11,565 | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 11,227 | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 10,736 | -4.4% |
| 2017 | 10,549 | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 10,281 | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 10,050 | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 10,252 | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 14,591 | +42.3% |
| 2023 | 16,639 | +14.0% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 16,639 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 264,484, 6% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 16,639 is below the median for South Asia, which is 1.56 million, 1% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Enrolment in secondary education, male (number) (secondary male) 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 | +5334.5% | 197 | 10,706 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 202.5 | 197 | 208 | 2 |
| 1990s | 10,866 | 6,062 | 15,962 | 6 |
| 2000s | 12,388 | 9,754 | 13,882 | 4 |
| 2010s | 11,647 | 10,050 | 13,947 | 10 |
| 2020s | 13,827 | 10,252 | 16,639 | 3 |
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, male in Maldives?
- Enrolment in secondary education, male in Maldives was 16,639 in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in secondary education, male recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 16,639 in 2023.
- What is the lowest enrolment in secondary education, male recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 197 in 1971.
- How does Maldives rank for enrolment in secondary education, male?
- Maldives ranks 172nd out of 218 countries with data for 2023.
- Is enrolment in secondary education, male rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in secondary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release