School age population, secondary education, male in Maldives
Maldives: School age population, secondary education, male was 12,867 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
12,867 number
Change on year
down 1.4%
World rank
177th
of 205 countries
All-time high
25,192 number
in 1997
All-time low
8,261 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, secondary education, male in Maldives, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, secondary education, male in Maldives stood at 12,867 number.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 34.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, male in Maldives peaked at 25,192 number in 1997 and was at its lowest, 8,261 number, in 1970.
That places Maldives 177th 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, male in Maldives, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 8,261 number | — |
| 1971 | 8,895 number | +7.7% |
| 1972 | 9,550 number | +7.4% |
| 1973 | 10,195 number | +6.8% |
| 1974 | 10,789 number | +5.8% |
| 1975 | 11,293 number | +4.7% |
| 1976 | 11,774 number | +4.3% |
| 1977 | 12,215 number | +3.7% |
| 1978 | 12,639 number | +3.5% |
| 1979 | 13,058 number | +3.3% |
| 1980 | 13,473 number | +3.2% |
| 1981 | 13,898 number | +3.2% |
| 1982 | 14,313 number | +3.0% |
| 1983 | 14,732 number | +2.9% |
| 1984 | 15,157 number | +2.9% |
| 1985 | 15,573 number | +2.7% |
| 1986 | 15,897 number | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 16,308 number | +2.6% |
| 1988 | 16,770 number | +2.8% |
| 1989 | 17,270 number | +3.0% |
| 1990 | 17,844 number | +3.3% |
| 1991 | 18,426 number | +3.3% |
| 1992 | 19,241 number | +4.4% |
| 1993 | 20,285 number | +5.4% |
| 1994 | 21,537 number | +6.2% |
| 1995 | 22,936 number | +6.5% |
| 1996 | 24,074 number | +5.0% |
| 1997 | 25,192 number | +4.6% |
| 1998 | 18,017 number | -28.5% |
| 1999 | 18,881 number | +4.8% |
| 2000 | 19,743 number | +4.6% |
| 2001 | 20,571 number | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 21,227 number | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 21,694 number | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 21,927 number | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 21,917 number | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 22,292 number | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 22,102 number | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 21,507 number | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 20,688 number | -3.8% |
| 2010 | 19,742 number | -4.6% |
| 2011 | 19,148 number | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 18,344 number | -4.2% |
| 2013 | 17,418 number | -5.0% |
| 2014 | 16,397 number | -5.9% |
| 2015 | 15,341 number | -6.4% |
| 2016 | 15,461 number | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 14,861 number | -3.9% |
| 2018 | 13,908 number | -6.4% |
| 2019 | 13,045 number | -6.2% |
| 2020 | 12,867 number | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10,867 number | 8,261 number | 13,058 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 15,339 number | 13,473 number | 17,270 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 20,643 number | 17,844 number | 25,192 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 21,367 number | 19,743 number | 22,292 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 16,366 number | 13,045 number | 19,742 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 12,867 number | 12,867 number | 12,867 number | 1 |
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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 12,867 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, male recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 25,192 number in 1997.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, male recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,261 number in 1970.
- How does Maldives rank for school age population, secondary education, male?
- Maldives ranks 177th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, secondary education, male rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.8%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.