Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male (%) (enrolment male) in Maldives
Maldives: Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male (%) (enrolment male) was 30.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in Maldives, 1998–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in Maldives stood at 30.2%. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 27.8% on the previous year and up 36.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in Maldives peaked at 30.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3.8%, in 1999.
That places Maldives 178th out of 195 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male (%) (enrolment male) in Maldives, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 3.8% | — |
| 1999 | 3.8% | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 8.3% | +119.5% |
| 2001 | 15.6% | +88.3% |
| 2002 | 9.3% | -40.6% |
| 2003 | 17.8% | +92.1% |
| 2004 | 18.6% | +4.4% |
| 2010 | 17.8% | -4.3% |
| 2011 | 25.5% | +43.3% |
| 2012 | 23.7% | -7.0% |
| 2013 | 22.2% | -6.4% |
| 2014 | 25.1% | +13.1% |
| 2015 | 25.6% | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 23.6% | -8.1% |
| 2017 | 24.6% | +4.4% |
| 2018 | 24.6% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 24.8% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 23.8% | -3.8% |
| 2022 | 23.6% | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 30.2% | +27.8% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 30.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 79.8%, 38% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 30.2% is below the median for South Asia, which is 72.6%, 42% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male (%) (enrolment male) in Maldives changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +119.5% | 3.8% | 8.3% |
| 2003 | +92.1% | 9.3% | 17.8% |
| 2001 | +88.3% | 8.3% | 15.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.8% | 3.8% | 3.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 13.9% | 8.3% | 18.6% | 5 |
| 2010s | 23.7% | 17.8% | 25.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.9% | 23.6% | 30.2% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
More education data for Maldives
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3,474 (2022)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 0 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 8,838 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in Maldives?
- Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in Maldives was 30.2% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 30.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.8% in 1999.
- How does Maldives rank for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male?
- Maldives ranks 178th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.2%. 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, upper secondary, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release