Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Maldives
Maldives: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 97.0% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Maldives, 1998–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 97.0% for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in 2019.
The figure is up 4.3% on the previous year and up 39.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Maldives peaked at 100.0% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 29.7%, in 2001.
Maldives ranks 58th of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Maldives, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 100.0% | — |
| 1999 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 57.3% | -42.7% |
| 2001 | 29.7% | -48.2% |
| 2002 | 76.7% | +158.3% |
| 2003 | 68.3% | -11.0% |
| 2004 | 69.5% | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 93.0% | +33.7% |
| 2019 | 97.0% | +4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 60.3% | 29.7% | 76.7% | 5 |
| 2010s | 95.0% | 93.0% | 97.0% | 2 |
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More education data for Maldives
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 16,639 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 14.04 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 13,758 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 3.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 16,632 (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4,001 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 690.42 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 10,644 (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5,988 (2022)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Maldives?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Maldives was 97.0% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 1998.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.7% in 2001.
- How does Maldives rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Maldives ranks 58th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release