Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Maldives
Maldives: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male was 3,923 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Maldives, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Maldives is 3,923 number, measured in 2020.
The figure is down 2.2% on the previous year and up 40.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Maldives peaked at 4,324 number in 1995 and was at its lowest, 1,853 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, male in Maldives, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1,853 number | — |
| 1971 | 1,908 number | +3.0% |
| 1972 | 1,972 number | +3.4% |
| 1973 | 2,039 number | +3.4% |
| 1974 | 2,099 number | +2.9% |
| 1975 | 2,142 number | +2.0% |
| 1976 | 2,212 number | +3.3% |
| 1977 | 2,277 number | +2.9% |
| 1978 | 2,336 number | +2.6% |
| 1979 | 2,394 number | +2.5% |
| 1980 | 2,450 number | +2.3% |
| 1981 | 2,527 number | +3.1% |
| 1982 | 2,602 number | +3.0% |
| 1983 | 2,682 number | +3.1% |
| 1984 | 2,773 number | +3.4% |
| 1985 | 2,886 number | +4.1% |
| 1986 | 3,062 number | +6.1% |
| 1987 | 3,284 number | +7.3% |
| 1988 | 3,522 number | +7.2% |
| 1989 | 3,749 number | +6.4% |
| 1990 | 3,924 number | +4.7% |
| 1991 | 4,079 number | +4.0% |
| 1992 | 4,192 number | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 4,267 number | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 4,308 number | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 4,324 number | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 4,305 number | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 4,254 number | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 4,181 number | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 4,092 number | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 3,992 number | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 3,826 number | -4.2% |
| 2002 | 3,650 number | -4.6% |
| 2003 | 3,473 number | -4.8% |
| 2004 | 3,305 number | -4.8% |
| 2005 | 3,167 number | -4.2% |
| 2006 | 2,992 number | -5.5% |
| 2007 | 2,862 number | -4.3% |
| 2008 | 2,790 number | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 2,792 number | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 3,608 number | +29.2% |
| 2016 | 3,812 number | +5.7% |
| 2017 | 3,950 number | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 4,024 number | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 4,011 number | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 3,923 number | -2.2% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 3,923 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 60,052 number, 7% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 3,923 number is below the median for South Asia, which is 222,194 number, 2% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population of the official entrance age to primary education, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +29.2% | 2,792 number | 3,608 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2,123 number | 1,853 number | 2,394 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,954 number | 2,450 number | 3,749 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 4,193 number | 3,924 number | 4,324 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,285 number | 2,790 number | 3,992 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,881 number | 3,608 number | 4,024 number | 5 |
| 2020s | 3,923 number | 3,923 number | 3,923 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 164 Cyprus 5,246 number compare
- 165 Vanuatu 4,035 number compare
- 166 Belize 3,938 number compare
- 168 Montenegro 3,853 number compare
- 169 Brunei Darussalam 3,649 number compare
- 170 Macau, China 3,398 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, male in Maldives?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Maldives was 3,923 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 4,324 number in 1995.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,853 number in 1970.
- How does Maldives rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, male?
- Maldives ranks 167th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, male rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.5%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Male 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.