Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Maldives
Maldives: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 3.0% in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Maldives, 2000–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Maldives stood at 3.0%. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 56.8% on the previous year and down 90.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Maldives peaked at 70.3% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 3.0%, in 2019.
That places Maldives 135th out of 168 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Maldives, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 42.7% | — |
| 2001 | 70.3% | +64.7% |
| 2003 | 31.7% | -54.9% |
| 2004 | 30.5% | -3.9% |
| 2018 | 7.0% | -76.9% |
| 2019 | 3.0% | -56.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 43.8% | 30.5% | 70.3% | 4 |
| 2010s | 5.0% | 3.0% | 7.0% | 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 3.0% 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 70.3% in 2001.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.0% in 2019.
- How does Maldives rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Maldives ranks 135th out of 168 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 down 90.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 vocational programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release