Enrolment in pre-primary education, female in Maldives
Maldives: Enrolment in pre-primary education, female was 4,920 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in pre-primary education, female in Maldives, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, enrolment in pre-primary education, female in Maldives stood at 4,920.
The figure is down 21.9% on the previous year and down 55.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in pre-primary education, female in Maldives peaked at 11,371 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 386, in 1970.
That places Maldives 167th out of 208 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Enrolment in pre-primary education, female in Maldives, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 386 | — |
| 1971 | 458 | +18.7% |
| 1977 | 437 | -4.6% |
| 1992 | 1,582 | +262.0% |
| 1993 | 4,695 | +196.8% |
| 1995 | 5,653 | +20.4% |
| 1996 | 5,249 | -7.1% |
| 1997 | 5,300 | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 5,570 | +5.1% |
| 1999 | 5,815 | +4.4% |
| 2000 | 6,324 | +8.8% |
| 2001 | 6,335 | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 6,323 | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 5,540 | -12.4% |
| 2004 | 6,457 | +16.6% |
| 2005 | 6,611 | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 7,011 | +6.1% |
| 2007 | 7,403 | +5.6% |
| 2008 | 7,712 | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 7,958 | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 4,330 | -45.6% |
| 2011 | 8,889 | +105.3% |
| 2012 | 10,825 | +21.8% |
| 2013 | 11,109 | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 11,157 | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 11,371 | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 10,678 | -6.1% |
| 2017 | 10,111 | -5.3% |
| 2018 | 9,829 | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 9,582 | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 8,379 | -12.6% |
| 2022 | 10,129 | +20.9% |
| 2023 | 6,300 | -37.8% |
| 2024 | 4,920 | -21.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 427 | 386 | 458 | 3 |
| 1990s | 4,838 | 1,582 | 5,815 | 7 |
| 2000s | 6,767 | 5,540 | 7,958 | 10 |
| 2010s | 9,788 | 4,330 | 11,371 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,432 | 4,920 | 10,129 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 164 Iceland 6,167 compare
- 165 Brunei Darussalam 6,068 compare
- 166 New Caledonia 5,531 compare
- 168 Sao Tome and Principe 4,769 compare
- 169 Malta 4,626 compare
- 170 Guinea-Bissau 4,590 compare
More education data for Maldives
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 4,691 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 76.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 19.0% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in pre-primary education, female in Maldives?
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female in Maldives was 4,920 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in pre-primary education, female recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 11,371 in 2015.
- What is the lowest enrolment in pre-primary education, female recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 386 in 1970.
- How does Maldives rank for enrolment in pre-primary education, female?
- Maldives ranks 167th out of 208 countries with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in pre-primary education, female rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 55.9%. 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 Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release