School age population, secondary education, male (number) (population) in Maldives
Maldives: School age population, secondary education, male (number) (population) was 24,515 in 2025. ▲ Rising
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 (number) (population) 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% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 24,515 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 360,106, 7% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 24,515 is below the median for South Asia, which is 1.76 million, 1% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, secondary education, male (number) (population) in Maldives changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | -29.1% | 25,959 | 18,410 |
| 2022 | +29.9% | 16,353 | 21,243 |
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
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3,474 (2022)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 0 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 8,838 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4,920 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 33,002 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 44,013 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -3.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0834 units per person (2024)
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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release