School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Maldives
Maldives: School age population, last grade of primary education, female was 3,288 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Maldives, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, last grade of primary education, female in Maldives is 3,288 number, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of up 5.6% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, last grade of primary education, female in Maldives peaked at 4,147 number in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1,526 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, female in Maldives, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1,526 number | — |
| 1971 | 1,591 number | +4.3% |
| 1972 | 1,659 number | +4.3% |
| 1973 | 1,725 number | +4.0% |
| 1974 | 1,785 number | +3.5% |
| 1975 | 1,838 number | +3.0% |
| 1976 | 1,891 number | +2.9% |
| 1977 | 1,947 number | +3.0% |
| 1978 | 2,005 number | +3.0% |
| 1979 | 2,060 number | +2.7% |
| 1980 | 2,109 number | +2.4% |
| 1981 | 2,167 number | +2.8% |
| 1982 | 2,228 number | +2.8% |
| 1983 | 2,288 number | +2.7% |
| 1984 | 2,339 number | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 2,381 number | +1.8% |
| 1986 | 2,434 number | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 2,500 number | +2.7% |
| 1988 | 2,596 number | +3.8% |
| 1989 | 2,757 number | +6.2% |
| 1990 | 2,983 number | +8.2% |
| 1991 | 3,195 number | +7.1% |
| 1992 | 3,401 number | +6.4% |
| 1993 | 3,597 number | +5.8% |
| 1994 | 3,757 number | +4.4% |
| 1995 | 3,873 number | +3.1% |
| 1996 | 3,983 number | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 4,074 number | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 3,974 number | -2.5% |
| 1999 | 4,078 number | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 4,147 number | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 4,145 number | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 4,097 number | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 4,037 number | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 3,962 number | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 3,855 number | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 3,712 number | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 3,531 number | -4.9% |
| 2008 | 3,338 number | -5.5% |
| 2009 | 3,139 number | -6.0% |
| 2015 | 2,447 number | -22.0% |
| 2016 | 2,559 number | +4.6% |
| 2017 | 2,745 number | +7.3% |
| 2018 | 2,923 number | +6.5% |
| 2019 | 3,114 number | +6.5% |
| 2020 | 3,288 number | +5.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1,803 number | 1,526 number | 2,060 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,380 number | 2,109 number | 2,757 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 3,692 number | 2,983 number | 4,078 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,796 number | 3,139 number | 4,147 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,758 number | 2,447 number | 3,114 number | 5 |
| 2020s | 3,288 number | 3,288 number | 3,288 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 165 Montenegro 3,752 number compare
- 166 Vanuatu 3,694 number compare
- 167 Belize 3,693 number compare
- 169 Bahamas 3,073 number compare
- 170 Luxembourg 3,058 number compare
- 171 Brunei Darussalam 3,016 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, female in Maldives?
- School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Maldives was 3,288 number in 2020, 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 4,147 number in 2000.
- What is the lowest school age population, last grade of primary education, female recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,526 number in 1970.
- How does Maldives rank for school age population, last grade of primary education, female?
- Maldives ranks 168th out of 204 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, last grade of primary education, female rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. 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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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the last grade of primary school as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.