Population of compulsory school age, male (number) (compulsory male) in Maldives
Maldives: Population of compulsory school age, male (number) (compulsory male) was 46,497 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population of compulsory school age, male in Maldives, 1998–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 46,497 for population of compulsory school age, male in 2025.
The figure is down 1.6% on the previous year and up 104.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, male in Maldives peaked at 47,535 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 21,169, in 2012.
That places Maldives 155th out of 197 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Population of compulsory school age, male (number) (compulsory male) in Maldives, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 30,935 | — |
| 1999 | 30,833 | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 30,532 | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 30,156 | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 29,675 | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 29,026 | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 28,181 | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 27,170 | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 26,119 | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 25,132 | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 24,044 | -4.3% |
| 2009 | 22,950 | -4.5% |
| 2010 | 22,022 | -4.0% |
| 2011 | 21,419 | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 21,169 | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 21,257 | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 21,792 | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 22,745 | +4.4% |
| 2016 | 23,843 | +4.8% |
| 2017 | 25,024 | +5.0% |
| 2018 | 26,264 | +5.0% |
| 2019 | 27,460 | +4.6% |
| 2020 | 28,440 | +3.6% |
| 2021 | 29,062 | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 47,398 | +63.1% |
| 2023 | 47,535 | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 47,269 | -0.6% |
| 2025 | 46,497 | -1.6% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 46,497 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 627,819, 7% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 46,497 is below the median for South Asia, which is 2.60 million, 2% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population of compulsory school age, male (number) (compulsory male) 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 | +63.1% | 29,062 | 47,398 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 30,884 | 30,833 | 30,935 | 2 |
| 2000s | 27,298 | 22,950 | 30,532 | 10 |
| 2010s | 23,300 | 21,169 | 27,460 | 10 |
| 2020s | 41,034 | 28,440 | 47,535 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 152 Cape Verde 50,630 compare
- 153 Cyprus 49,794 compare
- 154 Guyana 49,381 compare
- 156 Luxembourg 43,913 compare
- 157 Montenegro 36,887 compare
- 158 Macao 33,700 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, male in Maldives?
- Population of compulsory school age, male in Maldives was 46,497 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 47,535 in 2023.
- What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 21,169 in 2012.
- How does Maldives rank for population of compulsory school age, male?
- Maldives ranks 155th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population of compulsory school age, male rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 104.4%. 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 Population of compulsory school age, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release