Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Maldives
Maldives: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female was 99.3% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Maldives, 1998–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Maldives stood at 99.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.5% on the previous year and down 20.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Maldives peaked at 130.2% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 54.0%, in 1998.
That places Maldives 84th out of 188 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Maldives, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 54.0% | — |
| 1999 | 64.5% | +19.6% |
| 2000 | 81.9% | +26.9% |
| 2001 | 93.4% | +14.1% |
| 2002 | 102.1% | +9.3% |
| 2003 | 110.4% | +8.1% |
| 2004 | 112.8% | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 123.6% | +9.5% |
| 2006 | 126.1% | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 130.2% | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 128.4% | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 124.5% | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 125.3% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 118.4% | -5.6% |
| 2012 | 118.8% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 114.7% | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 111.3% | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 114.0% | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 110.9% | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 107.8% | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 111.0% | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 99.3% | -10.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 59.3% | 54.0% | 64.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 113.3% | 81.9% | 130.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 113.2% | 99.3% | 125.3% | 10 |
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More education data for Maldives
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 16,639 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 14.04 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 13,758 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 3.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 16,632 (2022)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Maldives?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Maldives was 99.3% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 130.2% in 2007.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.0% in 1998.
- How does Maldives rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female?
- Maldives ranks 84th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.3%. 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 Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total female enrollment in lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total female 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.