School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Maldives
Maldives: School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes was 17,272 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
17,272 number
Change on year
up 7.6%
World rank
171st
of 205 countries
All-time high
37,604 number
in 1997
All-time low
12,929 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Maldives, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Maldives stood at 17,272 number.
The figure is up 7.6% on the previous year and down 17.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Maldives peaked at 37,604 number in 1997 and was at its lowest, 12,929 number, in 1970.
Maldives ranks 171st of 205 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Maldives, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 12,929 number | — |
| 1971 | 13,752 number | +6.4% |
| 1972 | 14,559 number | +5.9% |
| 1973 | 15,321 number | +5.2% |
| 1974 | 16,023 number | +4.6% |
| 1975 | 16,667 number | +4.0% |
| 1976 | 17,288 number | +3.7% |
| 1977 | 17,890 number | +3.5% |
| 1978 | 18,478 number | +3.3% |
| 1979 | 19,060 number | +3.1% |
| 1980 | 19,630 number | +3.0% |
| 1981 | 20,212 number | +3.0% |
| 1982 | 20,772 number | +2.8% |
| 1983 | 21,337 number | +2.7% |
| 1984 | 21,932 number | +2.8% |
| 1985 | 22,530 number | +2.7% |
| 1986 | 23,021 number | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 23,607 number | +2.5% |
| 1988 | 24,220 number | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 24,879 number | +2.7% |
| 1990 | 25,736 number | +3.4% |
| 1991 | 26,886 number | +4.5% |
| 1992 | 28,408 number | +5.7% |
| 1993 | 30,291 number | +6.6% |
| 1994 | 32,400 number | +7.0% |
| 1995 | 34,482 number | +6.4% |
| 1996 | 36,135 number | +4.8% |
| 1997 | 37,604 number | +4.1% |
| 1998 | 22,606 number | -39.9% |
| 1999 | 23,414 number | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 24,220 number | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 24,914 number | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 25,379 number | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 25,543 number | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 25,438 number | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 25,132 number | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 24,944 number | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 24,290 number | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 23,276 number | -4.2% |
| 2009 | 22,090 number | -5.1% |
| 2010 | 20,829 number | -5.7% |
| 2011 | 19,746 number | -5.2% |
| 2012 | 18,676 number | -5.4% |
| 2013 | 17,768 number | -4.9% |
| 2014 | 16,964 number | -4.5% |
| 2015 | 16,102 number | -5.1% |
| 2016 | 15,700 number | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 15,198 number | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 15,288 number | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 16,056 number | +5.0% |
| 2020 | 17,272 number | +7.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 16,197 number | 12,929 number | 19,060 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 22,214 number | 19,630 number | 24,879 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 29,796 number | 22,606 number | 37,604 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 24,523 number | 22,090 number | 25,543 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 17,233 number | 15,198 number | 20,829 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 17,272 number | 17,272 number | 17,272 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 168 Bahamas 19,196 number compare
- 169 Luxembourg 19,091 number compare
- 170 French Polynesia 18,821 number compare
- 172 Sao Tome and Principe 16,764 number compare
- 173 Iceland 13,240 number compare
- 174 Macao 13,054 number compare
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 17,272 number in 2020, 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 37,604 number in 1997.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 12,929 number in 1970.
- How does Maldives rank for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes?
- Maldives ranks 171st out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.1%. 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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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.