Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Maldives
Maldives: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both was 7,545 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Maldives, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Maldives stood at 7,545 number.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and up 38.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Maldives peaked at 8,486 number in 1995 and was at its lowest, 3,675 number, in 1970.
That places Maldives 167th out of 206 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Maldives, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 3,675 number | — |
| 1971 | 3,795 number | +3.3% |
| 1972 | 3,920 number | +3.3% |
| 1973 | 4,042 number | +3.1% |
| 1974 | 4,150 number | +2.7% |
| 1975 | 4,235 number | +2.0% |
| 1976 | 4,361 number | +3.0% |
| 1977 | 4,484 number | +2.8% |
| 1978 | 4,601 number | +2.6% |
| 1979 | 4,715 number | +2.5% |
| 1980 | 4,823 number | +2.3% |
| 1981 | 4,969 number | +3.0% |
| 1982 | 5,107 number | +2.8% |
| 1983 | 5,255 number | +2.9% |
| 1984 | 5,430 number | +3.3% |
| 1985 | 5,654 number | +4.1% |
| 1986 | 5,990 number | +5.9% |
| 1987 | 6,422 number | +7.2% |
| 1988 | 6,892 number | +7.3% |
| 1989 | 7,343 number | +6.5% |
| 1990 | 7,697 number | +4.8% |
| 1991 | 8,000 number | +3.9% |
| 1992 | 8,226 number | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 8,378 number | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 8,460 number | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 8,486 number | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 8,448 number | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 8,328 number | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 8,149 number | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 7,934 number | -2.6% |
| 2000 | 7,706 number | -2.9% |
| 2001 | 7,395 number | -4.0% |
| 2002 | 7,063 number | -4.5% |
| 2003 | 6,728 number | -4.7% |
| 2004 | 6,409 number | -4.7% |
| 2005 | 6,139 number | -4.2% |
| 2006 | 5,837 number | -4.9% |
| 2007 | 5,608 number | -3.9% |
| 2008 | 5,469 number | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 5,446 number | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 7,013 number | +28.8% |
| 2016 | 7,335 number | +4.6% |
| 2017 | 7,537 number | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 7,636 number | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 7,627 number | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 7,545 number | -1.1% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 7,545 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 116,888 number, 6% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 7,545 number is below the median for South Asia, which is 440,325 number, 2% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +28.8% | 5,446 number | 7,013 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4,198 number | 3,675 number | 4,715 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 5,788 number | 4,823 number | 7,343 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 8,211 number | 7,697 number | 8,486 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 6,380 number | 5,446 number | 7,706 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,430 number | 7,013 number | 7,636 number | 5 |
| 2020s | 7,545 number | 7,545 number | 7,545 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 164 Cyprus 10,127 number compare
- 165 Vanuatu 7,797 number compare
- 166 Belize 7,790 number compare
- 168 Montenegro 7,410 number compare
- 169 Brunei Darussalam 7,067 number compare
- 170 Macau, China 6,606 number 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 the official entrance age to primary education, both in Maldives?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Maldives was 7,545 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, both recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 8,486 number in 1995.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, both recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,675 number in 1970.
- How does Maldives rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, both?
- Maldives ranks 167th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, both rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.5%. 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 the official entrance age to primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the official entrance age to primary education. The official entrance age is the age at which students would enter a given programme or level of education assuming they start at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, study full-time throughout and progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade. The theoretical entrance age to a given programme or level is typically, but not always, the most common entrance age.