Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in Maldives
Maldives: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index was 0.8462 GPI in 2019. ▼ Falling
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in Maldives, 1998–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 0.8462 GPI for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 23.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in Maldives peaked at 1.21 GPI in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.8462 GPI, in 2019.
That places Maldives 176th out of 188 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in Maldives, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1.06 GPI | — |
| 1999 | 1.08 GPI | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 1.1 GPI | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 1.09 GPI | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 1.18 GPI | +7.5% |
| 2003 | 1.18 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 1.21 GPI | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 1.18 GPI | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 1.17 GPI | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 1.15 GPI | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 1.12 GPI | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 1.11 GPI | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 1.12 GPI | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 1.06 GPI | -5.9% |
| 2012 | 1.07 GPI | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 1.05 GPI | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 1.03 GPI | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 1.03 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 1.02 GPI | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.9551 GPI | -6.1% |
| 2018 | 0.8484 GPI | -11.2% |
| 2019 | 0.8462 GPI | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.07 GPI | 1.06 GPI | 1.08 GPI | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.15 GPI | 1.09 GPI | 1.21 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 1 GPI | 0.8462 GPI | 1.12 GPI | 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, gender parity index in Maldives?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in Maldives was 0.8462 GPI in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 1.21 GPI in 2004.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8462 GPI in 2019.
- How does Maldives rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index?
- Maldives ranks 176th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female gross enrolment ratio for lower secondary to the male gross enrolment ratio for lower secondary. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.