Enrolment in pre-primary education, female in Maldives
Maldives: Enrolment in pre-primary education, female was 9,582 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in pre-primary education, female in Maldives, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for enrolment in pre-primary education, female in Maldives is 9,582 number, measured in 2019.
That represents a change of down 2.5% on the previous year and up 20.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in pre-primary education, female in Maldives peaked at 11,371 number in 2015 and was at its lowest, 386 number, in 1970.
That places Maldives 149th out of 196 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Enrolment in pre-primary education, female in Maldives, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 386 number | — |
| 1971 | 458 number | +18.7% |
| 1977 | 437 number | -4.6% |
| 1992 | 1,582 number | +262.0% |
| 1993 | 4,695 number | +196.8% |
| 1995 | 5,653 number | +20.4% |
| 1996 | 5,249 number | -7.1% |
| 1997 | 5,300 number | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 5,570 number | +5.1% |
| 1999 | 5,815 number | +4.4% |
| 2000 | 6,324 number | +8.8% |
| 2001 | 6,335 number | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 6,323 number | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 5,540 number | -12.4% |
| 2004 | 6,457 number | +16.6% |
| 2005 | 6,611 number | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 7,011 number | +6.1% |
| 2007 | 7,403 number | +5.6% |
| 2008 | 7,712 number | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 7,958 number | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 8,675 number | +9.0% |
| 2011 | 8,862 number | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 10,825 number | +22.2% |
| 2013 | 11,117 number | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 11,157 number | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 11,371 number | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 10,677 number | -6.1% |
| 2017 | 10,110 number | -5.3% |
| 2018 | 9,829 number | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 9,582 number | -2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 427 number | 386 number | 458 number | 3 |
| 1990s | 4,838 number | 1,582 number | 5,815 number | 7 |
| 2000s | 6,767 number | 5,540 number | 7,958 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 10,220 number | 8,675 number | 11,371 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 146 Libya 10,692 number compare
- 147 Afghanistan 10,383 number compare
- 148 Suriname 9,856 number compare
- 150 Macau, China 8,921 number compare
- 151 Chad 8,500 number compare
- 152 Luxembourg 8,472 number compare
More education data for Maldives
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 99.71 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 99.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in pre-primary education, female in Maldives?
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female in Maldives was 9,582 number in 2019, 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 number in 2015.
- What is the lowest enrolment in pre-primary education, female recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 386 number in 1970.
- How does Maldives rank for enrolment in pre-primary education, female?
- Maldives ranks 149th out of 196 countries with data for 2019.
- Is enrolment in pre-primary education, female rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.4%. 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 Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total number of female students enrolled in public and private pre-primary education institutions (ISCED 0.2) regardless of age. Within ISCED 0, early childhood educational development programmes are targeted at children aged 0 to 2 years; and pre-primary education programmes are targeted at children aged 3 years until the age to start ISCED 1.