Secondary education, pupils in Maldives
Maldives: Secondary education, pupils was 51.9% in 2004. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, pupils in Maldives, 1970–2004
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
The most recent figure for secondary education, pupils in Maldives is 51.9%, measured in 2004.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, pupils in Maldives peaked at 52.6% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 36.4%, in 1970.
That places Maldives 15th out of 203 countries with data for 2004, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Secondary education, pupils in Maldives, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 36.4% | — |
| 1971 | 41.4% | +13.7% |
| 1994 | 50.0% | +20.8% |
| 1995 | 50.4% | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 50.2% | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 50.8% | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 50.6% | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 51.1% | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 51.3% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 51.0% | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 52.6% | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 51.6% | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 51.9% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 38.9% | 36.4% | 41.4% | 2 |
| 1990s | 50.5% | 50.0% | 51.1% | 6 |
| 2000s | 51.7% | 51.0% | 52.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
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 secondary education, pupils in Maldives?
- Secondary education, pupils in Maldives was 51.9% in 2004, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, pupils recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 52.6% in 2002.
- What is the lowest secondary education, pupils recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.4% in 1970.
- How does Maldives rank for secondary education, pupils?
- Maldives ranks 15th out of 203 countries with data for 2004.
- Is secondary education, pupils rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. 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, pupils (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at secondary level includes enrollments in public and private schools.