Share of all students in upper secondary … upper female vocational in Maldives
Maldives: Share of all students in upper secondary … upper female vocational 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 … upper female vocational 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% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 3.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 19.5%, 16% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 3.0% is below the median for South Asia, which is 5.4%, 57% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
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
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3,474 (2022)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 0 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 8,838 (2024)
- 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)
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