Population of compulsory school age, female (number) (compulsory) in Maldives
Maldives: Population of compulsory school age, female (number) (compulsory) was 40,349 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population of compulsory school age, female in Maldives, 1998–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, population of compulsory school age, female in Maldives stood at 40,349.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and up 103.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, female in Maldives peaked at 40,971 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 18,470, in 2012.
Maldives ranks 156th of 197 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Population of compulsory school age, female (number) (compulsory) in Maldives, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 27,725 | — |
| 1999 | 27,621 | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 27,364 | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 26,922 | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 26,334 | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 25,570 | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 24,640 | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 23,627 | -4.1% |
| 2006 | 22,615 | -4.3% |
| 2007 | 21,603 | -4.5% |
| 2008 | 20,653 | -4.4% |
| 2009 | 19,777 | -4.2% |
| 2010 | 19,070 | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 18,629 | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 18,470 | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 18,613 | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 19,083 | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 19,815 | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 20,666 | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 21,633 | +4.7% |
| 2018 | 22,614 | +4.5% |
| 2019 | 23,512 | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 24,226 | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 24,712 | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 40,817 | +65.2% |
| 2023 | 40,971 | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 40,808 | -0.4% |
| 2025 | 40,349 | -1.1% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 40,349 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 591,659, 7% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 40,349 is below the median for South Asia, which is 2.43 million, 2% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population of compulsory school age, female (number) (compulsory) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +65.2% | 24,712 | 40,817 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27,673 | 27,621 | 27,725 | 2 |
| 2000s | 23,910 | 19,777 | 27,364 | 10 |
| 2010s | 20,210 | 18,470 | 23,512 | 10 |
| 2020s | 35,314 | 24,226 | 40,971 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 153 Cape Verde 47,778 compare
- 154 Cyprus 46,620 compare
- 155 Luxembourg 41,933 compare
- 157 Montenegro 34,180 compare
- 158 Suriname 32,361 compare
- 159 Macao 30,700 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 population of compulsory school age, female in Maldives?
- Population of compulsory school age, female in Maldives was 40,349 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 40,971 in 2023.
- What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 18,470 in 2012.
- How does Maldives rank for population of compulsory school age, female?
- Maldives ranks 156th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population of compulsory school age, female rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 103.6%. 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 Population of compulsory school age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release