Enrolment in upper secondary education, female in Maldives
Maldives: Enrolment in upper secondary education, female was 2,504 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in upper secondary education, female in Maldives, 1998–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 2,504 for enrolment in upper secondary education, female in 2023.
That represents a change of up 29.6% on the previous year and up 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in upper secondary education, female in Maldives peaked at 2,649 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 186, in 1998.
That places Maldives 169th out of 196 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Enrolment in upper secondary education, female in Maldives, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 186 | — |
| 1999 | 192 | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 478 | +149.0% |
| 2001 | 1,111 | +132.4% |
| 2002 | 657 | -40.9% |
| 2003 | 1,038 | +58.0% |
| 2004 | 1,100 | +6.0% |
| 2010 | 1,477 | +34.3% |
| 2011 | 2,470 | +67.2% |
| 2012 | 2,139 | -13.4% |
| 2013 | 2,312 | +8.1% |
| 2014 | 2,649 | +14.6% |
| 2015 | 2,510 | -5.2% |
| 2016 | 2,344 | -6.6% |
| 2017 | 2,357 | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 2,208 | -6.3% |
| 2019 | 2,073 | -6.1% |
| 2020 | 2,024 | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 1,932 | -4.5% |
| 2023 | 2,504 | +29.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 189 | 186 | 192 | 2 |
| 2000s | 876.8 | 478 | 1,111 | 5 |
| 2010s | 2,254 | 1,477 | 2,649 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,153 | 1,932 | 2,504 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 166 Kiribati 4,513 compare
- 167 Barbados 3,992 compare
- 168 Tonga 2,800 compare
- 170 Saint Lucia 2,122 compare
- 171 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1,834 compare
- 172 Seychelles 1,768 compare
More education data for Maldives
- 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 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 76.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 19.0% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in upper secondary education, female in Maldives?
- Enrolment in upper secondary education, female in Maldives was 2,504 in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in upper secondary education, female recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 2,649 in 2014.
- What is the lowest enrolment in upper secondary education, female recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 186 in 1998.
- How does Maldives rank for enrolment in upper secondary education, female?
- Maldives ranks 169th out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
- Is enrolment in upper secondary education, female rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.3%. 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 upper secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release