Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15+, total in Maldives
Maldives: Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15+, total was 230 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15+, total in Maldives, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 230 for barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 42.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total in Maldives peaked at 230 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 58, in 1960.
Maldives ranks 141st of 144 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15+, total in Maldives, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 58 | — |
| 1965 | 63 | +8.6% |
| 1970 | 70 | +11.1% |
| 1975 | 79 | +12.9% |
| 1980 | 90 | +13.9% |
| 1985 | 101 | +12.2% |
| 1990 | 114 | +12.9% |
| 1995 | 137 | +20.2% |
| 2000 | 162 | +18.2% |
| 2005 | 194 | +19.8% |
| 2010 | 230 | +18.6% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 230 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 9,636, 2% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 230 is below the median for South Asia, which is 19,037, 1% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 60.5 | 58 | 63 | 2 |
| 1970s | 74.5 | 70 | 79 | 2 |
| 1980s | 95.5 | 90 | 101 | 2 |
| 1990s | 125.5 | 114 | 137 | 2 |
| 2000s | 178 | 162 | 194 | 2 |
| 2010s | 230 | 230 | 230 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
More education data for Maldives
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 98.19 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.05 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3,474 (2022)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 0 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 8,838 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4,920 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 33,002 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 44,013 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -3.52 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total in Maldives?
- Barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total in Maldives was 230 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 230 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 58 in 1960.
- How does Maldives rank for barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total?
- Maldives ranks 141st out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as part of Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15+, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population in thousands, age 15+, total is the total population over age 15 in thousands estimated by Barro-Lee.