Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Maldives
Maldives: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 5.1% 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
Maldives recorded 5.1% for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is down 38.8% on the previous year and down 89.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Maldives peaked at 60.0% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 5.1%, in 2019.
Maldives ranks 137th of 168 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Maldives, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 41.0% | — |
| 2001 | 60.0% | +46.2% |
| 2003 | 49.7% | -17.2% |
| 2004 | 47.6% | -4.1% |
| 2018 | 8.3% | -82.6% |
| 2019 | 5.1% | -38.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 49.6% | 41.0% | 60.0% | 4 |
| 2010s | 6.7% | 5.1% | 8.3% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
More education data for Maldives
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (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 5.1% 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 60.0% in 2001.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.1% in 2019.
- How does Maldives rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Maldives ranks 137th 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 89.4%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release