Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Maldives
Maldives: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 91.4% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Maldives, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 91.4% for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.8% on the previous year and down 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Maldives peaked at 100.0% in 1970 and was at its lowest, 87.2%, in 2018.
Maldives ranks 113th of 217 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Maldives, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 100.0% | — |
| 1971 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 97.4% | -2.6% |
| 2001 | 93.9% | -3.6% |
| 2002 | 98.8% | +5.3% |
| 2003 | 94.5% | -4.4% |
| 2004 | 94.4% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 87.2% | -7.6% |
| 2019 | 91.4% | +4.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1990s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 95.8% | 93.9% | 98.8% | 5 |
| 2010s | 89.3% | 87.2% | 91.4% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
More education data for Maldives
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 44,013 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -3.52 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Maldives?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Maldives was 91.4% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 1970.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 87.2% in 2018.
- How does Maldives rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Maldives ranks 113th out of 217 countries with data for 2019.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general programmes, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release