School age population, secondary education, male in Maldives
Maldives: School age population, secondary education, male was 24,515 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
24,515
Change on year
up 4.4%
World rank
171st
of 220 countries
All-time high
25,959
in 1997
All-time low
9,703
in 1970
Years of data
56
1970–2025
School age population, secondary education, male in Maldives, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, secondary education, male in Maldives is 24,515, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 4.4% on the previous year and up 47.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, male in Maldives peaked at 25,959 in 1997 and was at its lowest, 9,703, in 1970.
Maldives ranks 171st 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, secondary education, male in Maldives, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 9,703 | — |
| 1971 | 10,291 | +6.1% |
| 1972 | 10,806 | +5.0% |
| 1973 | 11,286 | +4.4% |
| 1974 | 11,722 | +3.9% |
| 1975 | 12,085 | +3.1% |
| 1976 | 12,445 | +3.0% |
| 1977 | 12,866 | +3.4% |
| 1978 | 13,334 | +3.6% |
| 1979 | 13,776 | +3.3% |
| 1980 | 14,248 | +3.4% |
| 1981 | 14,744 | +3.5% |
| 1982 | 15,255 | +3.5% |
| 1983 | 15,730 | +3.1% |
| 1984 | 16,155 | +2.7% |
| 1985 | 16,531 | +2.3% |
| 1986 | 16,800 | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 17,108 | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 17,476 | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 17,927 | +2.6% |
| 1990 | 18,504 | +3.2% |
| 1991 | 19,081 | +3.1% |
| 1992 | 19,829 | +3.9% |
| 1993 | 20,798 | +4.9% |
| 1994 | 21,987 | +5.7% |
| 1995 | 23,387 | +6.4% |
| 1996 | 24,689 | +5.6% |
| 1997 | 25,959 | +5.1% |
| 1998 | 18,410 | -29.1% |
| 1999 | 19,388 | +5.3% |
| 2000 | 20,296 | +4.7% |
| 2001 | 21,064 | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 21,644 | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 22,094 | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 22,429 | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 22,594 | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 22,662 | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 23,379 | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 23,619 | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 23,218 | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 22,371 | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 21,161 | -5.4% |
| 2012 | 19,784 | -6.5% |
| 2013 | 18,461 | -6.7% |
| 2014 | 17,245 | -6.6% |
| 2015 | 16,672 | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 17,026 | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 16,902 | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 16,558 | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 16,236 | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 16,110 | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 16,353 | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 21,243 | +29.9% |
| 2023 | 22,334 | +5.1% |
| 2024 | 23,472 | +5.1% |
| 2025 | 24,515 | +4.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11,831 | 9,703 | 13,776 | 10 |
| 1980s | 16,197 | 14,248 | 17,927 | 10 |
| 1990s | 21,203 | 18,410 | 25,959 | 10 |
| 2000s | 22,300 | 20,296 | 23,619 | 10 |
| 2010s | 18,242 | 16,236 | 22,371 | 10 |
| 2020s | 20,671 | 16,110 | 24,515 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 168 Western Sahara 27,025 compare
- 169 Luxembourg 25,547 compare
- 170 Vanuatu 25,382 compare
- 172 Brunei 23,027 compare
- 173 Belize 22,559 compare
- 174 French Guiana 21,523 compare
More education data for Maldives
- 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)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 76.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 19.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, secondary education, male in Maldives?
- School age population, secondary education, male in Maldives was 24,515 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, male recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 25,959 in 1997.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, male recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 9,703 in 1970.
- How does Maldives rank for school age population, secondary education, male?
- Maldives ranks 171st out of 220 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, secondary education, male rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.0%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release