School age population, upper secondary education, male in Maldives
Maldives: School age population, upper secondary education, male was 4,378 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
4,378 number
Change on year
down 15.9%
World rank
179th
of 205 countries
All-time high
9,340 number
in 2007
All-time low
1,796 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, upper secondary education, male in Maldives, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 4,378 number for school age population, upper secondary education, male in 2020.
The figure is down 15.9% on the previous year and down 50.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, male in Maldives peaked at 9,340 number in 2007 and was at its lowest, 1,796 number, in 1970.
Maldives ranks 179th 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, male in Maldives, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1,796 number | — |
| 1971 | 1,999 number | +11.3% |
| 1972 | 2,228 number | +11.5% |
| 1973 | 2,472 number | +11.0% |
| 1974 | 2,700 number | +9.2% |
| 1975 | 2,880 number | +6.7% |
| 1976 | 3,025 number | +5.0% |
| 1977 | 3,155 number | +4.3% |
| 1978 | 3,287 number | +4.2% |
| 1979 | 3,418 number | +4.0% |
| 1980 | 3,543 number | +3.7% |
| 1981 | 3,667 number | +3.5% |
| 1982 | 3,788 number | +3.3% |
| 1983 | 3,907 number | +3.1% |
| 1984 | 4,023 number | +3.0% |
| 1985 | 4,136 number | +2.8% |
| 1986 | 4,201 number | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 4,299 number | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 4,435 number | +3.2% |
| 1989 | 4,586 number | +3.4% |
| 1990 | 4,718 number | +2.9% |
| 1991 | 4,754 number | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 4,815 number | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 4,904 number | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 5,064 number | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 5,372 number | +6.1% |
| 1996 | 5,735 number | +6.8% |
| 1997 | 6,153 number | +7.3% |
| 1998 | 6,591 number | +7.1% |
| 1999 | 7,041 number | +6.8% |
| 2000 | 7,462 number | +6.0% |
| 2001 | 7,892 number | +5.8% |
| 2002 | 8,261 number | +4.7% |
| 2003 | 8,582 number | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 8,807 number | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 8,901 number | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 9,234 number | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 9,340 number | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 9,279 number | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 9,090 number | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 8,812 number | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 8,732 number | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 8,490 number | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 8,046 number | -5.2% |
| 2014 | 7,460 number | -7.3% |
| 2015 | 6,903 number | -7.5% |
| 2016 | 7,241 number | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 7,142 number | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 6,371 number | -10.8% |
| 2019 | 5,207 number | -18.3% |
| 2020 | 4,378 number | -15.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2,696 number | 1,796 number | 3,418 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 4,058 number | 3,543 number | 4,586 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 5,515 number | 4,718 number | 7,041 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 8,685 number | 7,462 number | 9,340 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,440 number | 5,207 number | 8,812 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,378 number | 4,378 number | 4,378 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 176 French Polynesia 6,366 number compare
- 177 Micronesia, Federated States of 4,745 number compare
- 178 Curaçao 4,572 number compare
- 180 Kiribati 4,161 number compare
- 181 Barbados 3,859 number compare
- 182 Seychelles 2,640 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, male in Maldives?
- School age population, upper secondary education, male in Maldives was 4,378 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, male recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 9,340 number in 2007.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, male recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,796 number in 1970.
- How does Maldives rank for school age population, upper secondary education, male?
- Maldives ranks 179th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, male rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.3%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.