School age population, last grade of primary education, male in Maldives
Maldives: School age population, last grade of primary education, male was 3,558 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
3,558 number
Change on year
up 7.6%
World rank
168th
of 204 countries
All-time high
4,326 number
in 2001
All-time low
1,560 number
in 1970
Years of data
46
1970–2020
School age population, last grade of primary education, male 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, male in Maldives is 3,558 number, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.6% on the previous year and up 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, last grade of primary education, male in Maldives peaked at 4,326 number in 2001 and was at its lowest, 1,560 number, in 1970.
Maldives ranks 168th of 204 countries on this measure, 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, male in Maldives, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1,560 number | — |
| 1971 | 1,613 number | +3.4% |
| 1972 | 1,682 number | +4.3% |
| 1973 | 1,755 number | +4.3% |
| 1974 | 1,822 number | +3.8% |
| 1975 | 1,876 number | +3.0% |
| 1976 | 1,939 number | +3.4% |
| 1977 | 2,000 number | +3.1% |
| 1978 | 2,058 number | +2.9% |
| 1979 | 2,113 number | +2.7% |
| 1980 | 2,164 number | +2.4% |
| 1981 | 2,227 number | +2.9% |
| 1982 | 2,296 number | +3.1% |
| 1983 | 2,365 number | +3.0% |
| 1984 | 2,422 number | +2.4% |
| 1985 | 2,468 number | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 2,533 number | +2.6% |
| 1987 | 2,612 number | +3.1% |
| 1988 | 2,717 number | +4.0% |
| 1989 | 2,884 number | +6.1% |
| 1990 | 3,113 number | +7.9% |
| 1991 | 3,325 number | +6.8% |
| 1992 | 3,542 number | +6.5% |
| 1993 | 3,749 number | +5.8% |
| 1994 | 3,917 number | +4.5% |
| 1995 | 4,032 number | +2.9% |
| 1996 | 4,110 number | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 4,187 number | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 4,074 number | -2.7% |
| 1999 | 4,190 number | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 4,298 number | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 4,326 number | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 4,321 number | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 4,299 number | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 4,256 number | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 4,167 number | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 4,035 number | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 3,822 number | -5.3% |
| 2008 | 3,577 number | -6.4% |
| 2009 | 3,311 number | -7.4% |
| 2015 | 2,511 number | -24.2% |
| 2016 | 2,543 number | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 2,738 number | +7.7% |
| 2018 | 2,981 number | +8.9% |
| 2019 | 3,306 number | +10.9% |
| 2020 | 3,558 number | +7.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1,842 number | 1,560 number | 2,113 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,469 number | 2,164 number | 2,884 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 3,824 number | 3,113 number | 4,190 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,041 number | 3,311 number | 4,326 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,816 number | 2,511 number | 3,306 number | 5 |
| 2020s | 3,558 number | 3,558 number | 3,558 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 165 Montenegro 4,124 number compare
- 166 Vanuatu 3,971 number compare
- 167 Belize 3,847 number compare
- 169 Brunei Darussalam 3,216 number compare
- 170 Luxembourg 3,139 number compare
- 171 Bahamas 3,093 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, male in Maldives?
- School age population, last grade of primary education, male in Maldives was 3,558 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, last grade of primary education, male recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 4,326 number in 2001.
- What is the lowest school age population, last grade of primary education, male recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,560 number in 1970.
- How does Maldives rank for school age population, last grade of primary education, male?
- Maldives ranks 168th out of 204 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, last grade of primary education, male rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.5%. 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, last grade of primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the last grade of primary school as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.