Over-age students, primary, male in Maldives
Maldives: Over-age students, primary, male was 1.7% in 2017. ◆ Volatile
Over-age students, primary, male in Maldives, 1997–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of male enrollment.
Analysis
In 2017, over-age students, primary, male in Maldives stood at 1.7%. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 48.5% on the previous year and down 86.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, over-age students, primary, male in Maldives peaked at 24.8% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 1.7%, in 2017.
Maldives ranks 153rd of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Over-age students, primary, male in Maldives, year by year
| Year | % of male enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 22.5% | — |
| 1999 | 24.8% | +10.2% |
| 2000 | 24.2% | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 22.8% | -5.7% |
| 2002 | 22.0% | -3.8% |
| 2004 | 19.1% | -13.1% |
| 2005 | 15.8% | -17.4% |
| 2006 | 13.7% | -13.1% |
| 2007 | 12.6% | -8.3% |
| 2008 | 12.9% | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 4.1% | -68.3% |
| 2010 | 9.9% | +139.9% |
| 2011 | 9.0% | -8.4% |
| 2012 | 7.7% | -15.0% |
| 2013 | 6.7% | -12.7% |
| 2014 | 5.9% | -12.5% |
| 2015 | 4.8% | -18.8% |
| 2016 | 3.2% | -32.6% |
| 2017 | 1.7% | -48.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23.7% | 22.5% | 24.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 16.4% | 4.1% | 24.2% | 9 |
| 2010s | 6.1% | 1.7% | 9.9% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 150 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1.9% compare
- 151 India 1.9% compare
- 152 Monaco 1.7% compare
- 154 Switzerland 1.6% compare
- 155 Finland 1.6% compare
- 156 Palestine, State of 1.6% compare
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 over-age students, primary, male in Maldives?
- Over-age students, primary, male in Maldives was 1.7% in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest over-age students, primary, male recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 24.8% in 1999.
- What is the lowest over-age students, primary, male recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.7% in 2017.
- How does Maldives rank for over-age students, primary, male?
- Maldives ranks 153rd out of 191 countries with data for 2017.
- Is over-age students, primary, male rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 86.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Over-age students, primary, male (% of male enrollment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Over-age students are the percentage of those enrolled who are older than the official school-age range for primary education.