Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Maldives
Maldives: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 94.9% 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
In 2019, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Maldives stood at 94.9%.
That represents a change of up 3.5% on the previous year and up 81.3% 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, 40.0%, in 2001.
Maldives ranks 54th 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 | 59.0% | -41.0% |
| 2001 | 40.0% | -32.1% |
| 2002 | 81.4% | +103.4% |
| 2003 | 50.3% | -38.2% |
| 2004 | 52.4% | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 91.7% | +75.2% |
| 2019 | 94.9% | +3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 56.6% | 40.0% | 81.4% | 5 |
| 2010s | 93.3% | 91.7% | 94.9% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
More education data for Maldives
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 33,002 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 13.58 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4,691 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 8.05 % change on previous year (2019)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 16,363 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 13.13 % change on previous year (2023)
- 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)
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 94.9% 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 40.0% in 2001.
- How does Maldives rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Maldives ranks 54th 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 81.3%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release