School age population, early childhood education, male in Maldives
Maldives: School age population, early childhood education, male was 12,691 in 2025. ▲ Rising
School age population, early childhood education, male in Maldives, 1998–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, early childhood education, male in Maldives is 12,691, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 4.1% on the previous year and up 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, male in Maldives peaked at 14,294 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 8,753, in 2007.
That places Maldives 164th out of 207 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.
School age population, early childhood education, male in Maldives, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 11,997 | — |
| 1999 | 11,676 | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 11,340 | -2.9% |
| 2001 | 10,916 | -3.7% |
| 2002 | 10,368 | -5.0% |
| 2003 | 9,826 | -5.2% |
| 2004 | 9,384 | -4.5% |
| 2005 | 9,137 | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 8,941 | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 8,753 | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 8,773 | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 8,969 | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 9,216 | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 9,614 | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 10,171 | +5.8% |
| 2013 | 10,858 | +6.8% |
| 2014 | 11,515 | +6.1% |
| 2015 | 12,026 | +4.4% |
| 2016 | 12,294 | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 12,335 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 12,171 | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 11,812 | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 11,461 | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 11,151 | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 14,294 | +28.2% |
| 2023 | 13,784 | -3.6% |
| 2024 | 13,238 | -4.0% |
| 2025 | 12,691 | -4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11,836 | 11,676 | 11,997 | 2 |
| 2000s | 9,641 | 8,753 | 11,340 | 10 |
| 2010s | 11,201 | 9,216 | 12,335 | 10 |
| 2020s | 12,770 | 11,151 | 14,294 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
More education data for Maldives
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 44,013 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -3.52 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, early childhood education, male in Maldives?
- School age population, early childhood education, male in Maldives was 12,691 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, male recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 14,294 in 2022.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, male recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,753 in 2007.
- How does Maldives rank for school age population, early childhood education, male?
- Maldives ranks 164th out of 207 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, early childhood education, male rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. 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 School age population, early childhood education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release