Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Maldives
Maldives: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes was 108.1% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Maldives, 1998–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Maldives stood at 108.1%.
That represents a change of down 10.5% on the previous year and down 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Maldives peaked at 121.1% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 52.4%, in 1998.
That places Maldives 33rd out of 188 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Maldives, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 52.4% | — |
| 1999 | 62.1% | +18.4% |
| 2000 | 78.1% | +25.8% |
| 2001 | 89.4% | +14.4% |
| 2002 | 94.3% | +5.6% |
| 2003 | 101.9% | +8.1% |
| 2004 | 102.8% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 114.0% | +10.9% |
| 2006 | 116.6% | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 121.1% | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 121.0% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 118.2% | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 118.0% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 114.9% | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 114.8% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 111.9% | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 109.6% | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 112.4% | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 109.9% | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 110.4% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 120.8% | +9.4% |
| 2019 | 108.1% | -10.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 57.2% | 52.4% | 62.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 105.7% | 78.1% | 121.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 113.1% | 108.1% | 120.8% | 10 |
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More education data for Maldives
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 44,013 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -3.52 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Maldives?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Maldives was 108.1% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 121.1% in 2007.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.4% in 1998.
- How does Maldives rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes?
- Maldives ranks 33rd out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.6%. 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 Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total enrollment in lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total population of official lower secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.