Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Maldives

Maldives: Population of the official entrance age to secondary general was 3,222 number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
3,222 number
Change on year
up 10.3%
World rank
168th
of 205 countries
All-time high
4,350 number
in 2003
All-time low
1,498 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020

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

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Maldives recorded 3,222 number for population of the official entrance age to secondary general in 2020.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.3% on the previous year and down 3.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Maldives peaked at 4,350 number in 2003 and was at its lowest, 1,498 number, in 1970.

Maldives ranks 168th of 205 countries on this measure, 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, male (number) in Maldives, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 1,498 number
1971 1,544 number +3.1%
1972 1,610 number +4.3%
1973 1,685 number +4.7%
1974 1,756 number +4.2%
1975 1,816 number +3.4%
1976 1,877 number +3.4%
1977 1,937 number +3.2%
1978 1,995 number +3.0%
1979 2,051 number +2.8%
1980 2,106 number +2.7%
1981 2,164 number +2.8%
1982 2,226 number +2.9%
1983 2,295 number +3.1%
1984 2,362 number +2.9%
1985 2,414 number +2.2%
1986 2,462 number +2.0%
1987 2,531 number +2.8%
1988 2,604 number +2.9%
1989 2,707 number +4.0%
1990 2,880 number +6.4%
1991 3,101 number +7.7%
1992 3,319 number +7.0%
1993 3,541 number +6.7%
1994 3,753 number +6.0%
1995 3,916 number +4.3%
1996 3,999 number +2.1%
1997 4,087 number +2.2%
1998 3,953 number -3.3%
1999 4,077 number +3.1%
2000 4,219 number +3.5%
2001 4,308 number +2.1%
2002 4,348 number +0.9%
2003 4,350 number +0.0%
2004 4,324 number -0.6%
2005 4,274 number -1.2%
2006 4,219 number -1.3%
2007 4,051 number -4.0%
2008 3,828 number -5.5%
2009 3,589 number -6.2%
2010 3,334 number -7.1%
2011 3,150 number -5.5%
2012 3,014 number -4.3%
2013 2,922 number -3.1%
2014 2,786 number -4.7%
2015 2,596 number -6.8%
2016 2,487 number -4.2%
2017 2,491 number +0.2%
2018 2,693 number +8.1%
2019 2,920 number +8.4%
2020 3,222 number +10.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 1,777 number 1,498 number 2,051 number 10
1980s 2,387 number 2,106 number 2,707 number 10
1990s 3,663 number 2,880 number 4,087 number 10
2000s 4,151 number 3,589 number 4,350 number 10
2010s 2,839 number 2,487 number 3,334 number 10
2020s 3,222 number 3,222 number 3,222 number 1

Countries ranked near Maldives

  1. 165 Montenegro 4,169 number compare
  2. 166 Vanuatu 3,920 number compare
  3. 167 Belize 3,850 number compare
  4. 169 Luxembourg 3,174 number compare
  5. 170 Bahamas 3,170 number compare
  6. 171 Brunei Darussalam 3,142 number compare

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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 3,222 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 4,350 number in 2003.
What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to secondary general recorded in Maldives?
The lowest recorded value was 1,498 number in 1970.
How does Maldives rank for population of the official entrance age to secondary general?
Maldives ranks 168th 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 down 3.4%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population of the official entrance age to secondary general education, male (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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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary general education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.