School age population, upper secondary education, female in Maldives
Maldives: School age population, upper secondary education, female was 5,006 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
5,006 number
Change on year
up 1.8%
World rank
177th
of 205 countries
All-time high
8,347 number
in 2005
All-time low
1,970 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, upper secondary education, female in Maldives, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 5,006 number for school age population, upper secondary education, female in 2020.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and down 33.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, female in Maldives peaked at 8,347 number in 2005 and was at its lowest, 1,970 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, female in Maldives, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1,970 number | — |
| 1971 | 2,105 number | +6.9% |
| 1972 | 2,273 number | +8.0% |
| 1973 | 2,463 number | +8.4% |
| 1974 | 2,662 number | +8.1% |
| 1975 | 2,837 number | +6.6% |
| 1976 | 2,962 number | +4.4% |
| 1977 | 3,082 number | +4.1% |
| 1978 | 3,212 number | +4.2% |
| 1979 | 3,342 number | +4.0% |
| 1980 | 3,466 number | +3.7% |
| 1981 | 3,584 number | +3.4% |
| 1982 | 3,695 number | +3.1% |
| 1983 | 3,803 number | +2.9% |
| 1984 | 3,914 number | +2.9% |
| 1985 | 4,027 number | +2.9% |
| 1986 | 4,113 number | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 4,219 number | +2.6% |
| 1988 | 4,348 number | +3.1% |
| 1989 | 4,479 number | +3.0% |
| 1990 | 4,592 number | +2.5% |
| 1991 | 4,689 number | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 4,792 number | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 4,895 number | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 5,044 number | +3.0% |
| 1995 | 5,318 number | +5.4% |
| 1996 | 5,700 number | +7.2% |
| 1997 | 6,123 number | +7.4% |
| 1998 | 6,544 number | +6.9% |
| 1999 | 6,959 number | +6.3% |
| 2000 | 7,328 number | +5.3% |
| 2001 | 7,635 number | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 7,895 number | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 8,134 number | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 8,302 number | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 8,347 number | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 8,320 number | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 8,200 number | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 8,033 number | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 7,809 number | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 7,512 number | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 7,156 number | -4.7% |
| 2012 | 6,781 number | -5.2% |
| 2013 | 6,391 number | -5.8% |
| 2014 | 6,002 number | -6.1% |
| 2015 | 5,652 number | -5.8% |
| 2016 | 5,427 number | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 5,234 number | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 5,036 number | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 4,919 number | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 5,006 number | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2,691 number | 1,970 number | 3,342 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 3,965 number | 3,466 number | 4,479 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 5,466 number | 4,592 number | 6,959 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 8,000 number | 7,328 number | 8,347 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,011 number | 4,919 number | 7,512 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,006 number | 5,006 number | 5,006 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 174 Sao Tome and Principe 7,525 number compare
- 175 Macau, China 6,142 number compare
- 176 French Polynesia 6,099 number compare
- 178 Micronesia, Federated States of 4,471 number compare
- 179 Curaçao 4,371 number compare
- 180 Kiribati 4,000 number 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 5,006 number in 2020, 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 8,347 number in 2005.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, female recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,970 number in 1970.
- How does Maldives rank for school age population, upper secondary education, female?
- Maldives ranks 177th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, female rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.4%. 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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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.