Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public in Maldives
Maldives: Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public was 0.9% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public in Maldives, 1999–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2019, percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public in Maldives stood at 0.9%.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and down 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public in Maldives peaked at 1.1% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2018.
That places Maldives 166th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public in Maldives, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1.0% | — |
| 2000 | 1.1% | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 1.0% | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 1.1% | +5.7% |
| 2003 | 1.1% | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 1.1% | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 1.0% | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 1.0% | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 1.0% | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 1.0% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 1.0% | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 0.9% | -7.6% |
| 2013 | 0.9% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.9% | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 0.9% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.9% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.9% | -5.7% |
| 2019 | 0.9% | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.1% | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 1.0% | 8 |
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 percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public in Maldives?
- Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public in Maldives was 0.9% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 1.1% in 2002.
- What is the lowest percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2018.
- How does Maldives rank for percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public?
- Maldives ranks 166th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public institutions, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release