Enrolment in upper secondary education, male (number) (upper male) in Maldives
Maldives: Enrolment in upper secondary education, male (number) (upper male) was 1,919 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in upper secondary education, male in Maldives, 1998–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 1,919 for enrolment in upper secondary education, male in 2023.
The figure is up 29.7% on the previous year and up 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in upper secondary education, male in Maldives peaked at 2,410 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 250, in 1998.
Maldives ranks 170th of 195 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Enrolment in upper secondary education, male (number) (upper male) in Maldives, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 250 | — |
| 1999 | 265 | +6.0% |
| 2000 | 617 | +132.8% |
| 2001 | 1,234 | +100.0% |
| 2003 | 1,534 | +24.3% |
| 2004 | 1,637 | +6.7% |
| 2010 | 1,766 | +7.9% |
| 2011 | 2,410 | +36.5% |
| 2012 | 2,098 | -12.9% |
| 2013 | 1,826 | -13.0% |
| 2014 | 1,903 | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 1,870 | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 1,776 | -5.0% |
| 2017 | 1,834 | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 1,769 | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 1,703 | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 1,564 | -8.2% |
| 2022 | 1,479 | -5.4% |
| 2023 | 1,919 | +29.7% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 1,919 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 107,446, 2% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 1,919 is below the median for South Asia, which is 725,865, 0% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Enrolment in upper secondary education, male (number) (upper 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +132.8% | 265 | 617 |
| 2001 | +100.0% | 617 | 1,234 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 257.5 | 250 | 265 | 2 |
| 2000s | 1,256 | 617 | 1,637 | 4 |
| 2010s | 1,896 | 1,703 | 2,410 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,654 | 1,479 | 1,919 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 167 Equatorial Guinea 2,795 compare
- 168 Tonga 2,394 compare
- 169 Saint Lucia 2,061 compare
- 171 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1,692 compare
- 172 Seychelles 1,597 compare
- 173 Grenada 1,548 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, male in Maldives?
- Enrolment in upper secondary education, male in Maldives was 1,919 in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in upper secondary education, male recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 2,410 in 2011.
- What is the lowest enrolment in upper secondary education, male recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 250 in 1998.
- How does Maldives rank for enrolment in upper secondary education, male?
- Maldives ranks 170th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is enrolment in upper secondary education, male rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release