Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number) (Enrolment female) in Maldives
Maldives: Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number) (Enrolment 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 (number) (Enrolment 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% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 9,582 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 73,560 number, 13% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 9,582 number is below the median for South Asia, which is 343,674 number, 3% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number) (Enrolment female) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +262.0% | 437 number | 1,582 number |
| 1993 | +196.8% | 1,582 number | 4,695 number |
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
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 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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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.