School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Maldives
Maldives: School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes was 9,384 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
9,384 number
Change on year
down 7.3%
World rank
177th
of 205 countries
All-time high
17,554 number
in 2006
All-time low
3,766 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Maldives, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 9,384 number for school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.3% on the previous year and down 42.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Maldives peaked at 17,554 number in 2006 and was at its lowest, 3,766 number, in 1970.
Maldives ranks 177th 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, upper secondary education, both sexes in Maldives, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 3,766 number | — |
| 1971 | 4,104 number | +9.0% |
| 1972 | 4,501 number | +9.7% |
| 1973 | 4,935 number | +9.6% |
| 1974 | 5,362 number | +8.7% |
| 1975 | 5,717 number | +6.6% |
| 1976 | 5,987 number | +4.7% |
| 1977 | 6,237 number | +4.2% |
| 1978 | 6,499 number | +4.2% |
| 1979 | 6,760 number | +4.0% |
| 1980 | 7,009 number | +3.7% |
| 1981 | 7,251 number | +3.5% |
| 1982 | 7,483 number | +3.2% |
| 1983 | 7,710 number | +3.0% |
| 1984 | 7,937 number | +2.9% |
| 1985 | 8,163 number | +2.8% |
| 1986 | 8,314 number | +1.8% |
| 1987 | 8,518 number | +2.5% |
| 1988 | 8,783 number | +3.1% |
| 1989 | 9,065 number | +3.2% |
| 1990 | 9,310 number | +2.7% |
| 1991 | 9,443 number | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 9,607 number | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 9,799 number | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 10,108 number | +3.2% |
| 1995 | 10,690 number | +5.8% |
| 1996 | 11,435 number | +7.0% |
| 1997 | 12,276 number | +7.4% |
| 1998 | 13,135 number | +7.0% |
| 1999 | 14,000 number | +6.6% |
| 2000 | 14,790 number | +5.6% |
| 2001 | 15,527 number | +5.0% |
| 2002 | 16,156 number | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 16,716 number | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 17,109 number | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 17,248 number | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 17,554 number | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 17,540 number | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 17,312 number | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 16,899 number | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 16,324 number | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 15,888 number | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 15,271 number | -3.9% |
| 2013 | 14,437 number | -5.5% |
| 2014 | 13,462 number | -6.8% |
| 2015 | 12,555 number | -6.7% |
| 2016 | 12,668 number | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 12,376 number | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 11,407 number | -7.8% |
| 2019 | 10,126 number | -11.2% |
| 2020 | 9,384 number | -7.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5,387 number | 3,766 number | 6,760 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 8,023 number | 7,009 number | 9,065 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 10,980 number | 9,310 number | 14,000 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 16,685 number | 14,790 number | 17,554 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 13,451 number | 10,126 number | 16,324 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 9,384 number | 9,384 number | 9,384 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 174 Sao Tome and Principe 15,204 number compare
- 175 Macau, China 12,677 number compare
- 176 French Polynesia 12,465 number compare
- 178 Micronesia, Federated States of 9,216 number compare
- 179 Curaçao 8,943 number compare
- 180 Kiribati 8,161 number compare
More education data for Maldives
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Maldives?
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Maldives was 9,384 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 17,554 number in 2006.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,766 number in 1970.
- How does Maldives rank for school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes?
- Maldives ranks 177th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.5%. 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, upper secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.