School age population, pre-primary education, female (number) (School) in Maldives
Maldives: School age population, pre-primary education, female (number) (School) was 10,795 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
School age population, pre-primary education, female in Maldives, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 10,795 number for school age population, pre-primary education, female in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 32.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, female in Maldives peaked at 11,104 number in 1998 and was at its lowest, 3,891 number, in 1970.
That places Maldives 164th out of 206 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.
School age population, pre-primary education, female (number) (School) in Maldives, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 3,891 number | — |
| 1971 | 4,018 number | +3.3% |
| 1972 | 4,135 number | +2.9% |
| 1973 | 4,241 number | +2.6% |
| 1974 | 4,332 number | +2.1% |
| 1975 | 4,408 number | +1.8% |
| 1976 | 4,527 number | +2.7% |
| 1977 | 4,648 number | +2.7% |
| 1978 | 4,771 number | +2.6% |
| 1979 | 4,888 number | +2.5% |
| 1980 | 4,998 number | +2.3% |
| 1981 | 5,151 number | +3.1% |
| 1982 | 5,307 number | +3.0% |
| 1983 | 5,489 number | +3.4% |
| 1984 | 5,726 number | +4.3% |
| 1985 | 6,046 number | +5.6% |
| 1986 | 6,471 number | +7.0% |
| 1987 | 6,952 number | +7.4% |
| 1988 | 7,425 number | +6.8% |
| 1989 | 7,807 number | +5.1% |
| 1990 | 7,998 number | +2.4% |
| 1991 | 8,194 number | +2.5% |
| 1992 | 8,314 number | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 8,360 number | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 8,339 number | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 8,269 number | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 8,107 number | -2.0% |
| 1997 | 7,861 number | -3.0% |
| 1998 | 11,104 number | +41.3% |
| 1999 | 10,685 number | -3.8% |
| 2000 | 10,272 number | -3.9% |
| 2001 | 9,782 number | -4.8% |
| 2002 | 9,310 number | -4.8% |
| 2003 | 8,891 number | -4.5% |
| 2004 | 8,597 number | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 8,380 number | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 8,200 number | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 8,125 number | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 10,833 number | +33.3% |
| 2016 | 10,921 number | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 10,879 number | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 10,774 number | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 10,795 number | +0.2% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 10,795 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 158,506 number, 7% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 10,795 number is below the median for South Asia, which is 436,470 number, 2% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, pre-primary education, female (number) (School) in Maldives changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +41.3% | 7,861 number | 11,104 number |
| 2015 | +33.3% | 8,125 number | 10,833 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4,386 number | 3,891 number | 4,888 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 6,137 number | 4,998 number | 7,807 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 8,723 number | 7,861 number | 11,104 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 8,945 number | 8,125 number | 10,272 number | 8 |
| 2010s | 10,840 number | 10,774 number | 10,921 number | 5 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
More education data for Maldives
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 98.19 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.05 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, pre-primary education, female in Maldives?
- School age population, pre-primary education, female in Maldives was 10,795 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, female recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 11,104 number in 1998.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, female recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,891 number in 1970.
- How does Maldives rank for school age population, pre-primary education, female?
- Maldives ranks 164th out of 206 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, female rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.9%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to pre-primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.