Enrolment in secondary education, male in Maldives
Maldives: Enrolment in secondary education, 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 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% |
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 primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4,001 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 690.42 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 10,644 (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5,988 (2022)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release