Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Maldives

Maldives: Population of the official entrance age to secondary general was 3,121 number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
3,121 number
Change on year
up 6.8%
World rank
169th
of 205 countries
All-time high
4,151 number
in 2002
All-time low
1,463 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020

Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Maldives, 1970–2020

01.0k2.0k3.0k4.0k197019952020

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Maldives is 3,121 number, measured in 2020.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.8% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Maldives peaked at 4,151 number in 2002 and was at its lowest, 1,463 number, in 1970.

That places Maldives 169th out of 205 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.

Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Maldives, year by year

Annual values for Population of the official entrance age to secondary general education, female (number) in Maldives, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 1,463 number
1971 1,523 number +4.1%
1972 1,588 number +4.3%
1973 1,656 number +4.3%
1974 1,721 number +3.9%
1975 1,779 number +3.4%
1976 1,831 number +2.9%
1977 1,886 number +3.0%
1978 1,945 number +3.1%
1979 2,003 number +3.0%
1980 2,054 number +2.5%
1981 2,108 number +2.6%
1982 2,163 number +2.6%
1983 2,224 number +2.8%
1984 2,285 number +2.7%
1985 2,334 number +2.1%
1986 2,370 number +1.5%
1987 2,429 number +2.5%
1988 2,493 number +2.6%
1989 2,588 number +3.8%
1990 2,757 number +6.5%
1991 2,982 number +8.2%
1992 3,195 number +7.1%
1993 3,404 number +6.5%
1994 3,597 number +5.7%
1995 3,750 number +4.3%
1996 3,872 number +3.3%
1997 3,978 number +2.7%
1998 3,861 number -2.9%
1999 3,975 number +3.0%
2000 4,089 number +2.9%
2001 4,150 number +1.5%
2002 4,151 number +0.0%
2003 4,104 number -1.1%
2004 4,042 number -1.5%
2005 3,963 number -2.0%
2006 3,858 number -2.6%
2007 3,702 number -4.0%
2008 3,513 number -5.1%
2009 3,317 number -5.6%
2010 3,115 number -6.1%
2011 2,937 number -5.7%
2012 2,798 number -4.7%
2013 2,690 number -3.9%
2014 2,582 number -4.0%
2015 2,458 number -4.8%
2016 2,452 number -0.2%
2017 2,559 number +4.4%
2018 2,742 number +7.2%
2019 2,922 number +6.6%
2020 3,121 number +6.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 1,740 number 1,463 number 2,003 number 10
1980s 2,305 number 2,054 number 2,588 number 10
1990s 3,537 number 2,757 number 3,978 number 10
2000s 3,889 number 3,317 number 4,151 number 10
2010s 2,726 number 2,452 number 3,115 number 10
2020s 3,121 number 3,121 number 3,121 number 1

Countries ranked near Maldives

  1. 166 Belize 3,694 number compare
  2. 167 Vanuatu 3,645 number compare
  3. 168 Bahamas 3,176 number compare
  4. 170 Luxembourg 3,079 number compare
  5. 171 Brunei Darussalam 2,951 number compare
  6. 172 Sao Tome and Principe 2,841 number compare

See the full ranking of 205 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Maldives?
Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Maldives was 3,121 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of the official entrance age to secondary general recorded in Maldives?
The highest recorded value was 4,151 number in 2002.
What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to secondary general recorded in Maldives?
The lowest recorded value was 1,463 number in 1970.
How does Maldives rank for population of the official entrance age to secondary general?
Maldives ranks 169th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
Is population of the official entrance age to secondary general rising or falling in Maldives?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Maldives data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population of the official entrance age to secondary general education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population of the official entrance age to secondary general education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
205 places, 10,014 data points, 1970–2020
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary general education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.