School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Maldives
Maldives: School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes was 31,549 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
31,549
Change on year
up 2.1%
World rank
166th
of 220 countries
All-time high
37,788
in 1997
All-time low
14,044
in 1970
Years of data
56
1970–2025
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Maldives, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Maldives stood at 31,549.
The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 81.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Maldives peaked at 37,788 in 1997 and was at its lowest, 14,044, in 1970.
That places Maldives 166th out of 220 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Maldives, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 14,044 | — |
| 1971 | 14,853 | +5.8% |
| 1972 | 15,544 | +4.7% |
| 1973 | 16,088 | +3.5% |
| 1974 | 16,482 | +2.4% |
| 1975 | 16,907 | +2.6% |
| 1976 | 17,520 | +3.6% |
| 1977 | 18,110 | +3.4% |
| 1978 | 18,570 | +2.5% |
| 1979 | 19,221 | +3.5% |
| 1980 | 20,027 | +4.2% |
| 1981 | 20,835 | +4.0% |
| 1982 | 21,554 | +3.5% |
| 1983 | 22,095 | +2.5% |
| 1984 | 22,434 | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 22,664 | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 23,124 | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 23,774 | +2.8% |
| 1988 | 24,425 | +2.7% |
| 1989 | 25,096 | +2.7% |
| 1990 | 25,902 | +3.2% |
| 1991 | 26,912 | +3.9% |
| 1992 | 28,262 | +5.0% |
| 1993 | 29,949 | +6.0% |
| 1994 | 31,928 | +6.6% |
| 1995 | 34,183 | +7.1% |
| 1996 | 36,115 | +5.7% |
| 1997 | 37,788 | +4.6% |
| 1998 | 22,601 | -40.2% |
| 1999 | 23,658 | +4.7% |
| 2000 | 24,535 | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 25,071 | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 25,357 | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 25,575 | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 25,776 | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 25,735 | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 25,351 | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 25,039 | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 24,432 | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 23,525 | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 22,466 | -4.5% |
| 2011 | 21,291 | -5.2% |
| 2012 | 20,051 | -5.8% |
| 2013 | 18,921 | -5.6% |
| 2014 | 17,963 | -5.1% |
| 2015 | 17,370 | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 17,270 | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 17,133 | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 17,089 | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 17,275 | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 17,808 | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 18,782 | +5.5% |
| 2022 | 27,930 | +48.7% |
| 2023 | 29,640 | +6.1% |
| 2024 | 30,912 | +4.3% |
| 2025 | 31,549 | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 16,734 | 14,044 | 19,221 | 10 |
| 1980s | 22,603 | 20,027 | 25,096 | 10 |
| 1990s | 29,730 | 22,601 | 37,788 | 10 |
| 2000s | 25,040 | 23,525 | 25,776 | 10 |
| 2010s | 18,683 | 17,089 | 22,466 | 10 |
| 2020s | 26,104 | 17,808 | 31,549 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
More education data for Maldives
- 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)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Maldives?
- School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Maldives was 31,549 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 37,788 in 1997.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 14,044 in 1970.
- How does Maldives rank for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes?
- Maldives ranks 166th out of 220 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 81.6%. 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 School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release