Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Maldives
Maldives: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female was 3,622 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Maldives, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 3,622 number for population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in 2020.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 36.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Maldives peaked at 4,162 number in 1995 and was at its lowest, 1,822 number, in 1970.
Maldives ranks 167th of 206 countries on this measure, 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, female in Maldives, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1,822 number | — |
| 1971 | 1,887 number | +3.6% |
| 1972 | 1,948 number | +3.2% |
| 1973 | 2,003 number | +2.8% |
| 1974 | 2,051 number | +2.4% |
| 1975 | 2,093 number | +2.0% |
| 1976 | 2,149 number | +2.7% |
| 1977 | 2,207 number | +2.7% |
| 1978 | 2,265 number | +2.6% |
| 1979 | 2,321 number | +2.5% |
| 1980 | 2,373 number | +2.2% |
| 1981 | 2,442 number | +2.9% |
| 1982 | 2,505 number | +2.6% |
| 1983 | 2,573 number | +2.7% |
| 1984 | 2,657 number | +3.3% |
| 1985 | 2,768 number | +4.2% |
| 1986 | 2,928 number | +5.8% |
| 1987 | 3,138 number | +7.2% |
| 1988 | 3,370 number | +7.4% |
| 1989 | 3,594 number | +6.6% |
| 1990 | 3,773 number | +5.0% |
| 1991 | 3,921 number | +3.9% |
| 1992 | 4,034 number | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 4,111 number | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 4,152 number | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 4,162 number | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 4,143 number | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 4,074 number | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 3,968 number | -2.6% |
| 1999 | 3,842 number | -3.2% |
| 2000 | 3,714 number | -3.3% |
| 2001 | 3,569 number | -3.9% |
| 2002 | 3,413 number | -4.4% |
| 2003 | 3,255 number | -4.6% |
| 2004 | 3,104 number | -4.6% |
| 2005 | 2,972 number | -4.3% |
| 2006 | 2,845 number | -4.3% |
| 2007 | 2,746 number | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 2,679 number | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 2,654 number | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 3,405 number | +28.3% |
| 2016 | 3,523 number | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 3,587 number | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 3,612 number | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 3,616 number | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 3,622 number | +0.2% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 3,622 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 56,835 number, 6% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 3,622 number is below the median for South Asia, which is 218,132 number, 2% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female 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 | +28.3% | 2,654 number | 3,405 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2,075 number | 1,822 number | 2,321 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,835 number | 2,373 number | 3,594 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 4,018 number | 3,773 number | 4,162 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,095 number | 2,654 number | 3,714 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,549 number | 3,405 number | 3,616 number | 5 |
| 2020s | 3,622 number | 3,622 number | 3,622 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 164 Cyprus 4,881 number compare
- 165 Belize 3,852 number compare
- 166 Vanuatu 3,762 number compare
- 168 Montenegro 3,557 number compare
- 169 Brunei Darussalam 3,418 number compare
- 170 Macau, China 3,208 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, female in Maldives?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Maldives was 3,622 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 4,162 number in 1995.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,822 number in 1970.
- How does Maldives rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, female?
- Maldives ranks 167th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, female rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.5%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female 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.