School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Maldives
Maldives: School age population, last grade of primary education, female was 3,535 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
3,535
Change on year
down 2.5%
World rank
171st
of 222 countries
All-time high
4,065
in 2002
All-time low
1,581
in 1970
Years of data
56
1970–2025
School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Maldives, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, last grade of primary education, female in Maldives is 3,535, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 2.5% on the previous year and up 38.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, last grade of primary education, female in Maldives peaked at 4,065 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 1,581, in 1970.
That places Maldives 171st out of 222 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Maldives, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1,581 | — |
| 1971 | 1,606 | +1.6% |
| 1972 | 1,637 | +1.9% |
| 1973 | 1,671 | +2.1% |
| 1974 | 1,720 | +2.9% |
| 1975 | 1,780 | +3.5% |
| 1976 | 1,824 | +2.5% |
| 1977 | 1,865 | +2.2% |
| 1978 | 1,917 | +2.8% |
| 1979 | 2,024 | +5.6% |
| 1980 | 2,101 | +3.8% |
| 1981 | 2,149 | +2.3% |
| 1982 | 2,178 | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 2,202 | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 2,238 | +1.6% |
| 1985 | 2,295 | +2.5% |
| 1986 | 2,384 | +3.9% |
| 1987 | 2,437 | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 2,500 | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 2,611 | +4.4% |
| 1990 | 2,789 | +6.8% |
| 1991 | 3,033 | +8.7% |
| 1992 | 3,251 | +7.2% |
| 1993 | 3,434 | +5.6% |
| 1994 | 3,628 | +5.6% |
| 1995 | 3,801 | +4.8% |
| 1996 | 3,923 | +3.2% |
| 1997 | 3,969 | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 3,919 | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 3,984 | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 4,014 | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 4,026 | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 4,065 | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 4,047 | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 3,919 | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 3,786 | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 3,663 | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 3,513 | -4.1% |
| 2008 | 3,377 | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 3,234 | -4.2% |
| 2010 | 3,061 | -5.3% |
| 2011 | 2,895 | -5.4% |
| 2012 | 2,769 | -4.4% |
| 2013 | 2,656 | -4.1% |
| 2014 | 2,575 | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 2,547 | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 2,561 | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 2,627 | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 2,744 | +4.5% |
| 2019 | 2,917 | +6.3% |
| 2020 | 3,125 | +7.1% |
| 2021 | 3,353 | +7.3% |
| 2022 | 3,651 | +8.9% |
| 2023 | 3,675 | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 3,624 | -1.4% |
| 2025 | 3,535 | -2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1,762 | 1,581 | 2,024 | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,310 | 2,101 | 2,611 | 10 |
| 1990s | 3,573 | 2,789 | 3,984 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,764 | 3,234 | 4,065 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,735 | 2,547 | 3,061 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,494 | 3,125 | 3,675 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 168 Vanuatu 3,923 compare
- 169 Montenegro 3,825 compare
- 170 Belize 3,724 compare
- 172 Luxembourg 3,523 compare
- 173 Brunei Darussalam 3,217 compare
- 174 Sao Tome and Principe 3,005 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, female in Maldives?
- School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Maldives was 3,535 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, last grade of primary education, female recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 4,065 in 2002.
- What is the lowest school age population, last grade of primary education, female recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,581 in 1970.
- How does Maldives rank for school age population, last grade of primary education, female?
- Maldives ranks 171st out of 222 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, last grade of primary education, female rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.8%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release