Population of compulsory school age, male in Maldives
Maldives: Population of compulsory school age, male was 46,497 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
46,497
Change on year
down 1.6%
World rank
155th
of 197 countries
All-time high
47,535
in 2023
All-time low
21,169
in 2012
Years of data
28
1998–2025
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 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% |
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
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 4,691 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 28 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release