Official entrance age to early childhood education in Maldives
Maldives: Official entrance age to early childhood education was 2 years in 2025. ▼ Falling
Official entrance age to early childhood education in Maldives, 1999–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 2 years for official entrance age to early childhood education in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, official entrance age to early childhood education in Maldives peaked at 3 years in 1999 and was at its lowest, 2 years, in 2022.
Maldives ranks 109th of 207 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Official entrance age to early childhood education in Maldives, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 3 years | — |
| 2000 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 2 years | -33.3% |
| 2023 | 2 years | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 2 years | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 2 years | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3 years | 3 years | 3 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 3 years | 3 years | 3 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 3 years | 3 years | 3 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.33 years | 2 years | 3 years | 6 |
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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 official entrance age to early childhood education in Maldives?
- Official entrance age to early childhood education in Maldives was 2 years in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest official entrance age to early childhood education recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 3 years in 1999.
- What is the lowest official entrance age to early childhood education recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 years in 2022.
- How does Maldives rank for official entrance age to early childhood education?
- Maldives ranks 109th out of 207 countries with data for 2025.
- Is official entrance age to early childhood education rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Official entrance age to early childhood education (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release