Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), per capita in Maldives
Maldives: Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), per capita was 0.0167 units per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), per capita in Maldives, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), per capita in Maldives is 0.0167 units per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 26.9% on the previous year and down 40.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), per capita in Maldives peaked at 0.029 units per person in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.0027 units per person, in 1971.
Maldives ranks 52nd 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, male (number), per capita in Maldives, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0038 units per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.0027 units per person | -28.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0054 units per person | +97.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0072 units per person | +33.1% |
| 1993 | 0.02 units per person | +178.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0216 units per person | +8.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0201 units per person | -6.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0201 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0218 units per person | +8.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0224 units per person | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0233 units per person | +4.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0226 units per person | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0225 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0191 units per person | -15.1% |
| 2004 | 0.022 units per person | +14.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0225 units per person | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0233 units per person | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 0.023 units per person | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0233 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0235 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0127 units per person | -45.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0241 units per person | +89.9% |
| 2012 | 0.029 units per person | +20.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0284 units per person | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0282 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0281 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0261 units per person | -7.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0238 units per person | -9.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0224 units per person | -5.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0205 units per person | -8.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0172 units per person | -16.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0199 units per person | +15.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0132 units per person | -33.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0167 units per person | +26.9% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 0.0167 units per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0131 units per person, 1.3× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 0.0167 units per person is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.0117 units per person, 1.4× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (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 | +178.0% | 0.0072 units per person | 0.02 units per person |
| 1977 | +97.8% | 0.0027 units per person | 0.0054 units per person |
| 2011 | +89.9% | 0.0127 units per person | 0.0241 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.004 units per person | 0.0027 units per person | 0.0054 units per person | 3 |
| 1990s | 0.019 units per person | 0.0072 units per person | 0.0224 units per person | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.0225 units per person | 0.0191 units per person | 0.0235 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0243 units per person | 0.0127 units per person | 0.029 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0168 units per person | 0.0132 units per person | 0.0199 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, male (number), per capita in Maldives?
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), per capita in Maldives was 0.0167 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), per capita recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 0.029 units per person in 2012.
- What is the lowest enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), per capita recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0027 units per person in 1971.
- How does Maldives rank for enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), per capita?
- Maldives ranks 52nd out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), per capita rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.6%. 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, male (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, male (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, male (number) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male 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, male (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.