Progression to secondary school in Maldives
Maldives: Progression to secondary school was 98.9% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Progression to secondary school in Maldives, 2004–2016
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in %.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 98.9% for progression to secondary school in 2016.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, progression to secondary school in Maldives peaked at 99.5% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 92.2%, in 2004.
Maldives ranks 58th of 167 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 95.5% | 92.2% | 98.5% | 4 |
| 2010s | 98.5% | 96.5% | 99.5% | 4 |
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More education data for Maldives
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 76.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 19.0% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 99.7% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 4,691 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 104.8% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 95.3% (2024)
- Labor force, total 272,320 (2025)
- Labor force, female 23.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is progression to secondary school in Maldives?
- Progression to secondary school in Maldives was 98.9% in 2016, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest progression to secondary school recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 99.5% in 2015.
- What is the lowest progression to secondary school recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 92.2% in 2004.
- How does Maldives rank for progression to secondary school?
- Maldives ranks 58th out of 167 countries with data for 2016.
- Is progression to secondary school rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Progression to secondary school (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year (minus the number of repeaters from the last grade of primary education in the given year).