Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in Maldives
Maldives: Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female was 85.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in Maldives, 1970–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in Maldives stood at 85.0%. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.4% on the previous year and up 12.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in Maldives peaked at 85.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.4%, in 1970.
That places Maldives 135th out of 212 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in Maldives, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.4% | — |
| 1971 | 1.5% | +10.5% |
| 1994 | 52.5% | +3416.2% |
| 1995 | 55.7% | +6.0% |
| 1996 | 59.0% | +5.9% |
| 1997 | 69.3% | +17.5% |
| 1998 | 36.7% | -47.1% |
| 1999 | 43.0% | +17.4% |
| 2000 | 55.1% | +28.2% |
| 2001 | 65.1% | +18.2% |
| 2002 | 67.7% | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 73.8% | +9.0% |
| 2004 | 74.4% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 80.0% | +7.5% |
| 2011 | 84.0% | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 79.4% | -5.5% |
| 2013 | 75.8% | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 79.9% | +5.3% |
| 2015 | 80.7% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 78.8% | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 79.2% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 76.8% | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 75.8% | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 77.4% | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 79.1% | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 85.0% | +7.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.4% | 1.4% | 1.5% | 2 |
| 1990s | 52.7% | 36.7% | 69.3% | 6 |
| 2000s | 67.2% | 55.1% | 74.4% | 5 |
| 2010s | 79.0% | 75.8% | 84.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.5% | 77.4% | 85.0% | 3 |
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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, secondary, female in Maldives?
- Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in Maldives was 85.0% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 85.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4% in 1970.
- How does Maldives rank for gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female?
- Maldives ranks 135th out of 212 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.1%. 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 Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release