Lower secondary completion rate, total in Maldives
Maldives: Lower secondary completion rate, total 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 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 |
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More education data for Maldives
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 4,691 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 76.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 19.0% (2025)
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.