Lower secondary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) in Maldives
Maldives: Lower secondary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) was 94.6% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Lower secondary completion rate, total in Maldives, 2005–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lower secondary completion rate, total in Maldives is 94.6%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.8% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary completion rate, total in Maldives peaked at 100.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 81.2%, in 2006.
That places Maldives 65th out of 187 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Lower secondary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) in Maldives, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 91.2% | — |
| 2006 | 81.2% | -11.0% |
| 2007 | 95.2% | +17.3% |
| 2008 | 99.1% | +4.1% |
| 2010 | 100.1% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 88.9% | -11.2% |
| 2012 | 91.9% | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 95.8% | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 92.5% | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 93.3% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 96.0% | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 96.5% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 94.3% | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 95.1% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 90.2% | -5.2% |
| 2023 | 100.4% | +11.2% |
| 2024 | 94.6% | -5.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 91.7% | 81.2% | 99.1% | 4 |
| 2010s | 94.4% | 88.9% | 100.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.1% | 90.2% | 100.4% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
More education data for Maldives
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 98.19 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.05 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary completion rate, total in Maldives?
- Lower secondary completion rate, total in Maldives was 94.6% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest lower secondary completion rate, total recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 100.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest lower secondary completion rate, total recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 81.2% in 2006.
- How does Maldives rank for lower secondary completion rate, total?
- Maldives ranks 65th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is lower secondary completion rate, total rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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, total (% 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.