Lower secondary completion rate, female in Maldives
Maldives: Lower secondary completion rate, female was 100.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Lower secondary completion rate, female in Maldives, 2005–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
In 2024, lower secondary completion rate, female in Maldives stood at 100.3%.
That represents a change of down 3.3% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary completion rate, female in Maldives peaked at 118.3% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 92.3%, in 2006.
Maldives ranks 32nd of 187 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Lower secondary completion rate, female in Maldives, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 104.4% | — |
| 2006 | 92.3% | -11.5% |
| 2007 | 112.6% | +22.0% |
| 2008 | 118.3% | +5.1% |
| 2010 | 108.5% | -8.3% |
| 2011 | 94.3% | -13.1% |
| 2012 | 105.4% | +11.7% |
| 2013 | 105.7% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 100.0% | -5.4% |
| 2015 | 101.2% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 105.3% | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 106.5% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 101.0% | -5.2% |
| 2019 | 101.2% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 96.4% | -4.7% |
| 2023 | 103.8% | +7.6% |
| 2024 | 100.3% | -3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 106.9% | 92.3% | 118.3% | 4 |
| 2010s | 102.9% | 94.3% | 108.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 100.1% | 96.4% | 103.8% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
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 lower secondary completion rate, female in Maldives?
- Lower secondary completion rate, female in Maldives was 100.3% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest lower secondary completion rate, female recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 118.3% in 2008.
- What is the lowest lower secondary completion rate, female recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 92.3% in 2006.
- How does Maldives rank for lower secondary completion rate, female?
- Maldives ranks 32nd out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is lower secondary completion rate, female rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Lower secondary completion rate, female (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Lower secondary education completion rate is measured as the gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary education (general and pre-vocational). It is calculated as the number of new entrants in the last grade of lower secondary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of lower secondary education.