Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Maldives
Maldives: Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes was 90.5% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Maldives, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Maldives is 90.5%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 5.5% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Maldives peaked at 95.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 77.2%, in 2016.
That places Maldives 112th out of 180 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Maldives, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 88.0% | — |
| 2000 | 92.1% | +4.7% |
| 2001 | 92.5% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 90.0% | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 93.7% | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 91.9% | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 90.1% | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 83.5% | -7.4% |
| 2014 | 89.0% | +6.6% |
| 2015 | 82.8% | -6.9% |
| 2016 | 77.2% | -6.8% |
| 2017 | 86.0% | +11.4% |
| 2018 | 85.9% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 84.7% | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 94.8% | +11.9% |
| 2022 | 95.2% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 95.8% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 90.5% | -5.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 88.0% | 88.0% | 88.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 91.5% | 90.0% | 92.5% | 3 |
| 2010s | 86.5% | 77.2% | 93.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.1% | 90.5% | 95.8% | 4 |
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More education data for Maldives
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 21,469 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -2.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0407 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 22,544 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -4.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0427 units per person (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Maldives?
- Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Maldives was 90.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 95.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.2% in 2016.
- How does Maldives rank for total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes?
- Maldives ranks 112th out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release