School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Maldives
Maldives: School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes was 6,846 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
6,846 number
Change on year
up 6.6%
World rank
168th
of 204 countries
All-time high
8,471 number
in 2001
All-time low
3,086 number
in 1970
Years of data
46
1970–2020
School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Maldives, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Maldives stood at 6,846 number.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.6% on the previous year and up 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Maldives peaked at 8,471 number in 2001 and was at its lowest, 3,086 number, in 1970.
That places Maldives 168th out of 204 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.
School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Maldives, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 3,086 number | — |
| 1971 | 3,204 number | +3.8% |
| 1972 | 3,341 number | +4.3% |
| 1973 | 3,480 number | +4.2% |
| 1974 | 3,607 number | +3.6% |
| 1975 | 3,714 number | +3.0% |
| 1976 | 3,830 number | +3.1% |
| 1977 | 3,947 number | +3.1% |
| 1978 | 4,063 number | +2.9% |
| 1979 | 4,173 number | +2.7% |
| 1980 | 4,273 number | +2.4% |
| 1981 | 4,394 number | +2.8% |
| 1982 | 4,524 number | +3.0% |
| 1983 | 4,653 number | +2.9% |
| 1984 | 4,761 number | +2.3% |
| 1985 | 4,849 number | +1.8% |
| 1986 | 4,967 number | +2.4% |
| 1987 | 5,112 number | +2.9% |
| 1988 | 5,313 number | +3.9% |
| 1989 | 5,641 number | +6.2% |
| 1990 | 6,096 number | +8.1% |
| 1991 | 6,520 number | +7.0% |
| 1992 | 6,943 number | +6.5% |
| 1993 | 7,346 number | +5.8% |
| 1994 | 7,674 number | +4.5% |
| 1995 | 7,905 number | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 8,093 number | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 8,261 number | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 8,048 number | -2.6% |
| 1999 | 8,268 number | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 8,445 number | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 8,471 number | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 8,418 number | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 8,336 number | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 8,218 number | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 8,022 number | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 7,747 number | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 7,353 number | -5.1% |
| 2008 | 6,915 number | -6.0% |
| 2009 | 6,450 number | -6.7% |
| 2015 | 4,958 number | -23.1% |
| 2016 | 5,102 number | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 5,483 number | +7.5% |
| 2018 | 5,904 number | +7.7% |
| 2019 | 6,420 number | +8.7% |
| 2020 | 6,846 number | +6.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3,644 number | 3,086 number | 4,173 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 4,849 number | 4,273 number | 5,641 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 7,515 number | 6,096 number | 8,268 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 7,838 number | 6,450 number | 8,471 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,573 number | 4,958 number | 6,420 number | 5 |
| 2020s | 6,846 number | 6,846 number | 6,846 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 165 Montenegro 7,876 number compare
- 166 Vanuatu 7,665 number compare
- 167 Belize 7,540 number compare
- 169 Brunei Darussalam 6,232 number compare
- 170 Luxembourg 6,197 number compare
- 171 Bahamas 6,166 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 school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Maldives?
- School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Maldives was 6,846 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 8,471 number in 2001.
- What is the lowest school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,086 number in 1970.
- How does Maldives rank for school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes?
- Maldives ranks 168th out of 204 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.1%. 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, last grade of primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the last grade of primary school as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.