Secondary education, general pupils in Maldives
Maldives: Secondary education, general pupils was 49.7% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, general pupils in Maldives, 1970–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 49.7% for secondary education, general pupils in 2017.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, general pupils in Maldives peaked at 55.6% in 1975 and was at its lowest, 36.4%, in 1970.
Maldives ranks 108th of 204 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Secondary education, general pupils in Maldives, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 36.4% | — |
| 1971 | 39.4% | +8.2% |
| 1974 | 54.3% | +37.8% |
| 1975 | 55.6% | +2.4% |
| 1976 | 50.3% | -9.5% |
| 1992 | 49.1% | -2.4% |
| 1993 | 49.6% | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 50.6% | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 51.1% | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 51.4% | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 51.0% | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 52.6% | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 52.4% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 52.8% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 51.9% | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 51.2% | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 50.8% | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 50.2% | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 50.0% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 49.9% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 49.3% | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 49.1% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 49.7% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 50.0% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 50.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 49.8% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 49.7% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 47.2% | 36.4% | 55.6% | 5 |
| 1990s | 50.1% | 49.1% | 51.1% | 4 |
| 2000s | 51.4% | 50.0% | 52.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.7% | 49.1% | 50.0% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 105 Kyrgyzstan 49.7% compare
- 106 Jamaica 49.7% compare
- 107 Albania 49.7% compare
- 109 Puerto Rico 49.7% compare
- 110 Kazakhstan 49.7% compare
- 111 Sweden 49.7% 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 secondary education, general pupils in Maldives?
- Secondary education, general pupils in Maldives was 49.7% in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, general pupils recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 55.6% in 1975.
- What is the lowest secondary education, general pupils recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.4% in 1970.
- How does Maldives rank for secondary education, general pupils?
- Maldives ranks 108th out of 204 countries with data for 2017.
- Is secondary education, general pupils rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Secondary education, general pupils (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training.