School age population, lower secondary education, female in Maldives
Maldives: School age population, lower secondary education, female was 14,457 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
14,457
Change on year
up 1.9%
World rank
167th
of 220 countries
All-time high
18,008
in 1997
All-time low
6,684
in 1970
Years of data
56
1970–2025
School age population, lower secondary education, female in Maldives, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, school age population, lower secondary education, female in Maldives stood at 14,457.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 80.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, female in Maldives peaked at 18,008 in 1997 and was at its lowest, 6,684, in 1970.
Maldives ranks 167th of 220 countries on this measure, 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, female in Maldives, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 6,684 | — |
| 1971 | 7,056 | +5.6% |
| 1972 | 7,375 | +4.5% |
| 1973 | 7,631 | +3.5% |
| 1974 | 7,815 | +2.4% |
| 1975 | 8,041 | +2.9% |
| 1976 | 8,358 | +3.9% |
| 1977 | 8,619 | +3.1% |
| 1978 | 8,778 | +1.8% |
| 1979 | 9,119 | +3.9% |
| 1980 | 9,558 | +4.8% |
| 1981 | 9,990 | +4.5% |
| 1982 | 10,338 | +3.5% |
| 1983 | 10,555 | +2.1% |
| 1984 | 10,633 | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 10,640 | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 10,881 | +2.3% |
| 1987 | 11,262 | +3.5% |
| 1988 | 11,618 | +3.2% |
| 1989 | 11,938 | +2.8% |
| 1990 | 12,279 | +2.9% |
| 1991 | 12,778 | +4.1% |
| 1992 | 13,480 | +5.5% |
| 1993 | 14,349 | +6.4% |
| 1994 | 15,326 | +6.8% |
| 1995 | 16,382 | +6.9% |
| 1996 | 17,249 | +5.3% |
| 1997 | 18,008 | +4.4% |
| 1998 | 10,794 | -40.1% |
| 1999 | 11,290 | +4.6% |
| 2000 | 11,687 | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 11,919 | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 12,030 | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 12,108 | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 12,162 | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 12,069 | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 11,779 | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 11,344 | -3.7% |
| 2008 | 10,894 | -4.0% |
| 2009 | 10,457 | -4.0% |
| 2010 | 10,036 | -4.0% |
| 2011 | 9,597 | -4.4% |
| 2012 | 9,132 | -4.8% |
| 2013 | 8,701 | -4.7% |
| 2014 | 8,313 | -4.5% |
| 2015 | 7,995 | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 7,785 | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 7,691 | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 7,727 | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 7,911 | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 8,260 | +4.4% |
| 2021 | 8,764 | +6.1% |
| 2022 | 12,949 | +47.8% |
| 2023 | 13,665 | +5.5% |
| 2024 | 14,188 | +3.8% |
| 2025 | 14,457 | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7,948 | 6,684 | 9,119 | 10 |
| 1980s | 10,741 | 9,558 | 11,938 | 10 |
| 1990s | 14,194 | 10,794 | 18,008 | 10 |
| 2000s | 11,645 | 10,457 | 12,162 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8,489 | 7,691 | 10,036 | 10 |
| 2020s | 12,047 | 8,260 | 14,457 | 6 |
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More education data for Maldives
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, female in Maldives?
- School age population, lower secondary education, female in Maldives was 14,457 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 18,008 in 1997.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,684 in 1970.
- How does Maldives rank for school age population, lower secondary education, female?
- Maldives ranks 167th out of 220 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, female rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 80.8%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release