Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Maldives
Maldives: Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index was 1.02 index in 2024. ▬ Flat
Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Maldives, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 1.02 index for net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in 2024.
The figure is up 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Maldives peaked at 1.13 index in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.9594 index, in 2014.
Maldives ranks 59th of 163 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.08 index | 1.08 index | 1.08 index | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.08 index | 1.07 index | 1.09 index | 3 |
| 2010s | 1.05 index | 0.9594 index | 1.13 index | 9 |
| 2020s | 1.02 index | 1.02 index | 1.02 index | 1 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 57 Bahrain 1.02 index compare
- 58 Cayman Islands 1.02 index compare
- 60 Bahamas 1.02 index compare
- 61 Philippines 1.02 index compare
- 62 Belize 1.02 index compare
More education data for Maldives
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 4 years (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 19.0% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 76.0% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 99.7% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 4,691 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.56 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 104.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Maldives?
- Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Maldives was 1.02 index in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 1.13 index in 2011.
- What is the lowest net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9594 index in 2014.
- How does Maldives rank for net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index?
- Maldives ranks 59th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal net enrollment rates in lower secondary school between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and above 1 favor girls.