School enrollment, secondary (% gross) in Maldives
Maldives: School enrollment, secondary (% gross) was 79.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, secondary in Maldives, 1970–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
In 2023, school enrollment, secondary in Maldives stood at 79.4%. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
The figure is up 7.9% on the previous year and up 16.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, secondary in Maldives peaked at 79.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.7%, in 1971.
That places Maldives 139th out of 203 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
School enrollment, secondary (% gross) in Maldives, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.8% | — |
| 1971 | 1.7% | -3.0% |
| 1980 | 3.7% | +113.2% |
| 1981 | 4.3% | +17.5% |
| 1982 | 6.4% | +48.3% |
| 1983 | 9.1% | +43.1% |
| 1994 | 50.5% | +454.4% |
| 1995 | 53.1% | +5.0% |
| 1996 | 56.3% | +6.1% |
| 1997 | 65.2% | +15.8% |
| 1998 | 34.7% | -46.8% |
| 1999 | 40.3% | +16.1% |
| 2000 | 51.4% | +27.7% |
| 2001 | 61.0% | +18.6% |
| 2002 | 61.4% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 68.0% | +10.8% |
| 2004 | 67.8% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 70.0% | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 72.8% | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 72.0% | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 68.4% | -5.0% |
| 2014 | 72.9% | +6.6% |
| 2015 | 73.4% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 70.0% | -4.7% |
| 2017 | 69.7% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 68.6% | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 68.1% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 69.9% | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 73.5% | +5.2% |
| 2023 | 79.4% | +7.9% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 79.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 91.7%, 86% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 79.4% is below the median for South Asia, which is 82.9%, 96% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School enrollment, secondary (% gross) in Maldives changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +454.4% | 9.1% | 50.5% |
| 1980 | +113.2% | 1.7% | 3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.7% | 1.7% | 1.8% | 2 |
| 1980s | 5.9% | 3.7% | 9.1% | 4 |
| 1990s | 50.0% | 34.7% | 65.2% | 6 |
| 2000s | 61.9% | 51.4% | 68.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 70.6% | 68.1% | 73.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.3% | 69.9% | 79.4% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
More education data for Maldives
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3,474 (2022)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 0 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 8,838 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4,920 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 33,002 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 44,013 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -3.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0834 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, secondary in Maldives?
- School enrollment, secondary in Maldives was 79.4% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, secondary recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 79.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, secondary recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.7% in 1971.
- How does Maldives rank for school enrollment, secondary?
- Maldives ranks 139th out of 203 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school enrollment, secondary rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, secondary (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.