Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), per capita in Maldives
Maldives: Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), per capita was 0.0093 units per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), per capita in Maldives, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 0.0093 units per person for enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), per capita in 2024.
That represents a change of down 22.2% on the previous year and down 65.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), per capita in Maldives peaked at 0.028 units per person in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.0029 units per person, in 1977.
Maldives ranks 138th of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), per capita in Maldives, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0031 units per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.0036 units per person | +15.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0029 units per person | -20.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0066 units per person | +130.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0192 units per person | +189.1% |
| 1995 | 0.022 units per person | +14.9% |
| 1996 | 0.02 units per person | -9.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0198 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0204 units per person | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 0.021 units per person | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0224 units per person | +7.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0221 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0217 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0187 units per person | -13.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0214 units per person | +14.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0216 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0223 units per person | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0228 units per person | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0229 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0228 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.012 units per person | -47.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0238 units per person | +98.2% |
| 2012 | 0.028 units per person | +17.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0278 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.027 units per person | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0266 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0241 units per person | -9.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0221 units per person | -8.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0208 units per person | -5.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0196 units per person | -5.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0167 units per person | -15.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0193 units per person | +15.8% |
| 2023 | 0.012 units per person | -38.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0093 units per person | -22.2% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 0.0093 units per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0124 units per person, 75% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 0.0093 units per person is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.01 units per person, 94% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +189.1% | 0.0066 units per person | 0.0192 units per person |
| 1992 | +130.6% | 0.0029 units per person | 0.0066 units per person |
| 2011 | +98.2% | 0.012 units per person | 0.0238 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0032 units per person | 0.0029 units per person | 0.0036 units per person | 3 |
| 1990s | 0.0184 units per person | 0.0066 units per person | 0.022 units per person | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.0219 units per person | 0.0187 units per person | 0.0229 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0232 units per person | 0.012 units per person | 0.028 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0143 units per person | 0.0093 units per person | 0.0193 units per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
More education data for Maldives
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0834 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), per capita in Maldives?
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), per capita in Maldives was 0.0093 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), per capita recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 0.028 units per person in 2012.
- What is the lowest enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), per capita recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0029 units per person in 1977.
- How does Maldives rank for enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), per capita?
- Maldives ranks 138th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), per capita rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 65.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female UNESCO Institute for Statistics
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.