Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Maldives
Maldives: Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index was 1.04 index in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Maldives, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Maldives is 1.04 index, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Maldives peaked at 1.1 index in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0 index, in 1981.
That places Maldives 63rd out of 164 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Maldives, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0 index | — |
| 1982 | 0 index | — |
| 1983 | 0 index | — |
| 1984 | 0 index | — |
| 1985 | 0 index | — |
| 1986 | 0 index | — |
| 1987 | 0.0429 index | — |
| 1988 | 0.0932 index | +117.3% |
| 1989 | 0.1458 index | +56.4% |
| 1990 | 0.2054 index | +40.9% |
| 1991 | 0.2627 index | +27.9% |
| 1992 | 0.3231 index | +23.0% |
| 1993 | 0.3791 index | +17.4% |
| 1994 | 0.4364 index | +15.1% |
| 1995 | 0.4942 index | +13.3% |
| 1996 | 0.5575 index | +12.8% |
| 1997 | 0.622 index | +11.6% |
| 1998 | 0.6895 index | +10.9% |
| 1999 | 0.7592 index | +10.1% |
| 2000 | 0.8233 index | +8.4% |
| 2001 | 0.8832 index | +7.3% |
| 2002 | 0.9359 index | +6.0% |
| 2003 | 0.9749 index | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 1.01 index | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 1.03 index | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 1.05 index | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 1.07 index | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 1.08 index | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 1.09 index | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 1.1 index | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 1.1 index | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 1.1 index | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 1.1 index | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.1 index | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.1 index | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 1.1 index | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 1.09 index | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 1.09 index | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 1.08 index | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 1.07 index | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 1.07 index | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 1.06 index | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 1.06 index | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 1.05 index | -0.7% |
| 2025 | 1.04 index | -0.7% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 1.04 index is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.03 index, 1.0× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 1.04 index is above the median for South Asia, which is 1.04 index, 1.0× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Maldives changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | +117.3% | 0.0429 index | 0.0932 index |
| 1989 | +56.4% | 0.0932 index | 0.1458 index |
| 1990 | +40.9% | 0.1458 index | 0.2054 index |
| 1991 | +27.9% | 0.2054 index | 0.2627 index |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0313 index | 0 index | 0.1458 index | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.4729 index | 0.2054 index | 0.7592 index | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9959 index | 0.8233 index | 1.09 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.1 index | 1.08 index | 1.1 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.06 index | 1.04 index | 1.07 index | 6 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
More gender data for Maldives
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 86.61 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -2.93 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 453.06 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 453.06 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.05 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 2,667 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 2,787 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 2,752 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 2,869 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 2,832 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Maldives?
- Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Maldives was 1.04 index in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 1.1 index in 2013.
- What is the lowest lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 index in 1981.
- How does Maldives rank for lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- Maldives ranks 63rd out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.3%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal lower secondary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.