School age population, secondary education, female in Maldives
Maldives: School age population, secondary education, female was 13,789 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, secondary education, female in Maldives, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 13,789 number for school age population, secondary education, female in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.0% on the previous year and down 20.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, female in Maldives peaked at 24,688 number in 1997 and was at its lowest, 8,434 number, in 1970.
That places Maldives 175th out of 205 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, secondary education, female in Maldives, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 8,434 number | — |
| 1971 | 8,961 number | +6.2% |
| 1972 | 9,510 number | +6.1% |
| 1973 | 10,061 number | +5.8% |
| 1974 | 10,596 number | +5.3% |
| 1975 | 11,091 number | +4.7% |
| 1976 | 11,501 number | +3.7% |
| 1977 | 11,912 number | +3.6% |
| 1978 | 12,338 number | +3.6% |
| 1979 | 12,762 number | +3.4% |
| 1980 | 13,166 number | +3.2% |
| 1981 | 13,565 number | +3.0% |
| 1982 | 13,942 number | +2.8% |
| 1983 | 14,315 number | +2.7% |
| 1984 | 14,712 number | +2.8% |
| 1985 | 15,120 number | +2.8% |
| 1986 | 15,438 number | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 15,817 number | +2.5% |
| 1988 | 16,233 number | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 16,674 number | +2.7% |
| 1990 | 17,202 number | +3.2% |
| 1991 | 17,903 number | +4.1% |
| 1992 | 18,774 number | +4.9% |
| 1993 | 19,805 number | +5.5% |
| 1994 | 20,971 number | +5.9% |
| 1995 | 22,236 number | +6.0% |
| 1996 | 23,496 number | +5.7% |
| 1997 | 24,688 number | +5.1% |
| 1998 | 17,724 number | -28.2% |
| 1999 | 18,533 number | +4.6% |
| 2000 | 19,267 number | +4.0% |
| 2001 | 19,870 number | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 20,308 number | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 20,565 number | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 20,620 number | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 20,463 number | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 20,206 number | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 19,728 number | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 19,081 number | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 18,301 number | -4.1% |
| 2010 | 17,411 number | -4.9% |
| 2011 | 16,486 number | -5.3% |
| 2012 | 15,603 number | -5.4% |
| 2013 | 14,787 number | -5.2% |
| 2014 | 14,029 number | -5.1% |
| 2015 | 13,316 number | -5.1% |
| 2016 | 12,907 number | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 12,713 number | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 12,787 number | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 13,137 number | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 13,789 number | +5.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10,717 number | 8,434 number | 12,762 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 14,898 number | 13,166 number | 16,674 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 20,133 number | 17,202 number | 24,688 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 19,841 number | 18,301 number | 20,620 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 14,318 number | 12,713 number | 17,411 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 13,789 number | 13,789 number | 13,789 number | 1 |
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More education data for Maldives
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 99.71 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 99.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, secondary education, female in Maldives?
- School age population, secondary education, female in Maldives was 13,789 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, female recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 24,688 number in 1997.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, female recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,434 number in 1970.
- How does Maldives rank for school age population, secondary education, female?
- Maldives ranks 175th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, secondary education, female rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.8%. 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, secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.