School age population, upper secondary education, female in Maldives
Maldives: School age population, upper secondary education, female was 6,460 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
6,460
Change on year
up 8.3%
World rank
182nd
of 220 countries
All-time high
8,155
in 2007
All-time low
2,120
in 1970
Years of data
56
1970–2025
School age population, upper secondary education, female in Maldives, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 6,460 for school age population, upper secondary education, female in 2025.
The figure is up 8.3% on the previous year and up 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, female in Maldives peaked at 8,155 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 2,120, in 1970.
Maldives ranks 182nd 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, upper secondary education, female in Maldives, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2,120 | — |
| 1971 | 2,251 | +6.2% |
| 1972 | 2,365 | +5.1% |
| 1973 | 2,518 | +6.5% |
| 1974 | 2,709 | +7.6% |
| 1975 | 2,868 | +5.9% |
| 1976 | 2,962 | +3.3% |
| 1977 | 3,101 | +4.7% |
| 1978 | 3,301 | +6.4% |
| 1979 | 3,416 | +3.5% |
| 1980 | 3,494 | +2.3% |
| 1981 | 3,605 | +3.2% |
| 1982 | 3,764 | +4.4% |
| 1983 | 3,952 | +5.0% |
| 1984 | 4,147 | +4.9% |
| 1985 | 4,273 | +3.0% |
| 1986 | 4,257 | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 4,261 | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 4,348 | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 4,474 | +2.9% |
| 1990 | 4,582 | +2.4% |
| 1991 | 4,645 | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 4,755 | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 4,893 | +2.9% |
| 1994 | 5,055 | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 5,259 | +4.0% |
| 1996 | 5,483 | +4.3% |
| 1997 | 5,815 | +6.1% |
| 1998 | 6,172 | +6.1% |
| 1999 | 6,523 | +5.7% |
| 2000 | 6,916 | +6.0% |
| 2001 | 7,338 | +6.1% |
| 2002 | 7,670 | +4.5% |
| 2003 | 7,893 | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 7,996 | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 8,028 | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 8,126 | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 8,155 | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 7,943 | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 7,636 | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 7,325 | -4.1% |
| 2011 | 7,023 | -4.1% |
| 2012 | 6,757 | -3.8% |
| 2013 | 6,489 | -4.0% |
| 2014 | 6,193 | -4.6% |
| 2015 | 5,937 | -4.1% |
| 2016 | 5,720 | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 5,475 | -4.3% |
| 2018 | 5,269 | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 5,144 | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 5,100 | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 5,158 | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 5,326 | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 5,588 | +4.9% |
| 2024 | 5,964 | +6.7% |
| 2025 | 6,460 | +8.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2,761 | 2,120 | 3,416 | 10 |
| 1980s | 4,058 | 3,494 | 4,474 | 10 |
| 1990s | 5,318 | 4,582 | 6,523 | 10 |
| 2000s | 7,770 | 6,916 | 8,155 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,133 | 5,144 | 7,325 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,599 | 5,100 | 6,460 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 179 Belize 7,406 compare
- 180 Guadeloupe 7,023 compare
- 181 French Polynesia 6,462 compare
- 183 New Caledonia 6,251 compare
- 184 Martinique 5,913 compare
- 185 Kiribati 5,308 compare
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, upper secondary education, female in Maldives?
- School age population, upper secondary education, female in Maldives was 6,460 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, female recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 8,155 in 2007.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, female recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,120 in 1970.
- How does Maldives rank for school age population, upper secondary education, female?
- Maldives ranks 182nd out of 220 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, female rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.8%. 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, upper secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release