School age population, lower secondary education, male in Maldives
Maldives: School age population, lower secondary education, male was 8,489 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
8,489 number
Change on year
up 8.3%
World rank
171st
of 205 countries
All-time high
19,039 number
in 1997
All-time low
6,465 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, lower secondary education, male in Maldives, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 8,489 number for school age population, lower secondary education, male in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.3% on the previous year and down 22.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, male in Maldives peaked at 19,039 number in 1997 and was at its lowest, 6,465 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, male in Maldives, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 6,465 number | — |
| 1971 | 6,896 number | +6.7% |
| 1972 | 7,322 number | +6.2% |
| 1973 | 7,723 number | +5.5% |
| 1974 | 8,089 number | +4.7% |
| 1975 | 8,413 number | +4.0% |
| 1976 | 8,749 number | +4.0% |
| 1977 | 9,060 number | +3.6% |
| 1978 | 9,352 number | +3.2% |
| 1979 | 9,640 number | +3.1% |
| 1980 | 9,930 number | +3.0% |
| 1981 | 10,231 number | +3.0% |
| 1982 | 10,525 number | +2.9% |
| 1983 | 10,825 number | +2.9% |
| 1984 | 11,134 number | +2.9% |
| 1985 | 11,437 number | +2.7% |
| 1986 | 11,696 number | +2.3% |
| 1987 | 12,009 number | +2.7% |
| 1988 | 12,335 number | +2.7% |
| 1989 | 12,684 number | +2.8% |
| 1990 | 13,126 number | +3.5% |
| 1991 | 13,672 number | +4.2% |
| 1992 | 14,426 number | +5.5% |
| 1993 | 15,381 number | +6.6% |
| 1994 | 16,473 number | +7.1% |
| 1995 | 17,564 number | +6.6% |
| 1996 | 18,339 number | +4.4% |
| 1997 | 19,039 number | +3.8% |
| 1998 | 11,426 number | -40.0% |
| 1999 | 11,840 number | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 12,281 number | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 12,679 number | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 12,966 number | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 13,112 number | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 13,120 number | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 13,016 number | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 13,058 number | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 12,762 number | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 12,228 number | -4.2% |
| 2009 | 11,598 number | -5.2% |
| 2010 | 10,930 number | -5.8% |
| 2011 | 10,416 number | -4.7% |
| 2012 | 9,854 number | -5.4% |
| 2013 | 9,372 number | -4.9% |
| 2014 | 8,937 number | -4.6% |
| 2015 | 8,438 number | -5.6% |
| 2016 | 8,220 number | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 7,719 number | -6.1% |
| 2018 | 7,537 number | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 7,838 number | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 8,489 number | +8.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8,171 number | 6,465 number | 9,640 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 11,281 number | 9,930 number | 12,684 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 15,129 number | 11,426 number | 19,039 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 12,682 number | 11,598 number | 13,120 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 8,926 number | 7,537 number | 10,930 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,489 number | 8,489 number | 8,489 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 168 Luxembourg 9,727 number compare
- 169 Bahamas 9,575 number compare
- 170 French Polynesia 9,449 number compare
- 172 Sao Tome and Principe 8,465 number compare
- 173 Iceland 6,754 number compare
- 174 Macao 6,750 number compare
More education data for Maldives
- 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, male in Maldives?
- School age population, lower secondary education, male in Maldives was 8,489 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, male recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 19,039 number in 1997.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, male recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,465 number in 1970.
- How does Maldives rank for school age population, lower secondary education, male?
- Maldives ranks 171st out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, male rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.3%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.