Enrolment in upper secondary education, female (number) (upper female) in Maldives
Maldives: Enrolment in upper secondary education, female (number) (upper 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 (number) (upper 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% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 2,504 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 105,210, 2% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 2,504 is below the median for South Asia, which is 732,034, 0% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Enrolment in upper secondary education, female (number) (upper female) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +149.0% | 192 | 478 |
| 2001 | +132.4% | 478 | 1,111 |
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
- 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 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