School age population, lower secondary education, female in Maldives
Maldives: School age population, lower secondary education, female was 8,783 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
8,783 number
Change on year
up 6.9%
World rank
171st
of 205 countries
All-time high
18,565 number
in 1997
All-time low
6,464 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, lower secondary education, female in Maldives, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, lower secondary education, female in Maldives stood at 8,783 number.
The figure is up 6.9% on the previous year and down 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, female in Maldives peaked at 18,565 number in 1997 and was at its lowest, 6,464 number, in 1970.
That places Maldives 171st out of 205 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, lower secondary education, female in Maldives, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 6,464 number | — |
| 1971 | 6,856 number | +6.1% |
| 1972 | 7,237 number | +5.6% |
| 1973 | 7,598 number | +5.0% |
| 1974 | 7,934 number | +4.4% |
| 1975 | 8,254 number | +4.0% |
| 1976 | 8,539 number | +3.5% |
| 1977 | 8,830 number | +3.4% |
| 1978 | 9,126 number | +3.4% |
| 1979 | 9,420 number | +3.2% |
| 1980 | 9,700 number | +3.0% |
| 1981 | 9,981 number | +2.9% |
| 1982 | 10,247 number | +2.7% |
| 1983 | 10,512 number | +2.6% |
| 1984 | 10,798 number | +2.7% |
| 1985 | 11,093 number | +2.7% |
| 1986 | 11,325 number | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 11,598 number | +2.4% |
| 1988 | 11,885 number | +2.5% |
| 1989 | 12,195 number | +2.6% |
| 1990 | 12,610 number | +3.4% |
| 1991 | 13,214 number | +4.8% |
| 1992 | 13,982 number | +5.8% |
| 1993 | 14,910 number | +6.6% |
| 1994 | 15,927 number | +6.8% |
| 1995 | 16,918 number | +6.2% |
| 1996 | 17,796 number | +5.2% |
| 1997 | 18,565 number | +4.3% |
| 1998 | 11,180 number | -39.8% |
| 1999 | 11,574 number | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 11,939 number | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 12,235 number | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 12,413 number | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 12,431 number | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 12,318 number | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 12,116 number | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 11,886 number | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 11,528 number | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 11,048 number | -4.2% |
| 2009 | 10,492 number | -5.0% |
| 2010 | 9,899 number | -5.7% |
| 2011 | 9,330 number | -5.7% |
| 2012 | 8,822 number | -5.4% |
| 2013 | 8,396 number | -4.8% |
| 2014 | 8,027 number | -4.4% |
| 2015 | 7,664 number | -4.5% |
| 2016 | 7,480 number | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 7,479 number | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 7,751 number | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 8,218 number | +6.0% |
| 2020 | 8,783 number | +6.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8,026 number | 6,464 number | 9,420 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 10,933 number | 9,700 number | 12,195 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 14,668 number | 11,180 number | 18,565 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 11,841 number | 10,492 number | 12,431 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 8,307 number | 7,479 number | 9,899 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,783 number | 8,783 number | 8,783 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 168 Bahamas 9,621 number compare
- 169 French Polynesia 9,372 number compare
- 170 Luxembourg 9,364 number compare
- 172 Sao Tome and Principe 8,299 number compare
- 173 Iceland 6,486 number compare
- 174 Macau, China 6,304 number compare
More education data for Maldives
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 4,691 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 76.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 19.0% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, female in Maldives?
- School age population, lower secondary education, female in Maldives was 8,783 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 18,565 number in 1997.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,464 number in 1970.
- How does Maldives rank for school age population, lower secondary education, female?
- Maldives ranks 171st out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, female rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.3%. 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, lower secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.