Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male in Maldives
Maldives: Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male was 74.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male in Maldives, 1970–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 74.5% for gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male in 2023. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.5% on the previous year and up 19.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male in Maldives peaked at 74.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.9%, in 1971.
Maldives ranks 152nd of 212 countries on this measure, 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, male in Maldives, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2.1% | — |
| 1971 | 1.9% | -10.7% |
| 1994 | 48.7% | +2443.6% |
| 1995 | 50.6% | +4.0% |
| 1996 | 53.9% | +6.4% |
| 1997 | 61.5% | +14.1% |
| 1998 | 32.9% | -46.4% |
| 1999 | 37.8% | +14.7% |
| 2000 | 48.1% | +27.2% |
| 2001 | 57.3% | +19.2% |
| 2002 | 55.6% | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 62.7% | +12.8% |
| 2004 | 61.9% | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 62.3% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 64.1% | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 66.0% | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 62.3% | -5.7% |
| 2014 | 67.1% | +7.7% |
| 2015 | 67.3% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 63.1% | -6.4% |
| 2017 | 62.4% | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 62.1% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 61.9% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 63.6% | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 68.7% | +7.9% |
| 2023 | 74.5% | +8.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.0% | 1.9% | 2.1% | 2 |
| 1990s | 47.6% | 32.9% | 61.5% | 6 |
| 2000s | 57.1% | 48.1% | 62.7% | 5 |
| 2010s | 63.9% | 61.9% | 67.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.9% | 63.6% | 74.5% | 3 |
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More education data for Maldives
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 33,002 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 13.58 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4,691 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 8.05 % change on previous year (2019)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 16,363 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 13.13 % change on previous year (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male in Maldives?
- Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male in Maldives was 74.5% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 74.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.9% in 1971.
- How does Maldives rank for gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male?
- Maldives ranks 152nd out of 212 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.7%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release