School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Maldives
Maldives: School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes was 12,538 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
12,538
Change on year
down 3.7%
World rank
179th
of 222 countries
All-time high
22,754
in 2017
All-time low
7,636
in 1970
Years of data
56
1970–2025
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Maldives, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Maldives is 12,538, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 3.7% on the previous year and down 43.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Maldives peaked at 22,754 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 7,636, in 1970.
Maldives ranks 179th of 222 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Maldives, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 7,636 | — |
| 1971 | 7,824 | +2.5% |
| 1972 | 8,136 | +4.0% |
| 1973 | 8,555 | +5.1% |
| 1974 | 8,911 | +4.2% |
| 1975 | 9,182 | +3.0% |
| 1976 | 9,429 | +2.7% |
| 1977 | 9,725 | +3.1% |
| 1978 | 10,116 | +4.0% |
| 1979 | 10,329 | +2.1% |
| 1980 | 10,534 | +2.0% |
| 1981 | 10,711 | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 10,821 | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 11,158 | +3.1% |
| 1984 | 11,676 | +4.6% |
| 1985 | 12,244 | +4.9% |
| 1986 | 12,805 | +4.6% |
| 1987 | 13,333 | +4.1% |
| 1988 | 13,999 | +5.0% |
| 1989 | 15,129 | +8.1% |
| 1990 | 16,088 | +6.3% |
| 1991 | 16,473 | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 16,510 | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 16,448 | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 16,597 | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 16,733 | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 16,518 | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 15,986 | -3.2% |
| 1998 | 22,662 | +41.8% |
| 1999 | 22,152 | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 21,541 | -2.8% |
| 2001 | 20,710 | -3.9% |
| 2002 | 19,647 | -5.1% |
| 2003 | 18,583 | -5.4% |
| 2004 | 17,721 | -4.6% |
| 2005 | 17,210 | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 16,784 | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 16,423 | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 16,453 | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 16,834 | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 17,397 | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 18,213 | +4.7% |
| 2012 | 19,254 | +5.7% |
| 2013 | 20,424 | +6.1% |
| 2014 | 21,494 | +5.2% |
| 2015 | 22,291 | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 22,697 | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 22,754 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 22,558 | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 22,146 | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 21,641 | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 21,087 | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 13,889 | -34.1% |
| 2023 | 13,466 | -3.0% |
| 2024 | 13,026 | -3.3% |
| 2025 | 12,538 | -3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8,984 | 7,636 | 10,329 | 10 |
| 1980s | 12,241 | 10,534 | 15,129 | 10 |
| 1990s | 17,617 | 15,986 | 22,662 | 10 |
| 2000s | 18,191 | 16,423 | 21,541 | 10 |
| 2010s | 20,923 | 17,397 | 22,754 | 10 |
| 2020s | 15,941 | 12,538 | 21,641 | 6 |
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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, pre-primary education, both sexes in Maldives?
- School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Maldives was 12,538 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 22,754 in 2017.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,636 in 1970.
- How does Maldives rank for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes?
- Maldives ranks 179th out of 222 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.8%. 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, pre-primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release