School age population, pre-primary education, male in Maldives
Maldives: School age population, pre-primary education, male was 12,002 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
School age population, pre-primary education, male in Maldives, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 12,002 number for school age population, pre-primary education, male in 2019.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 40.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, male in Maldives peaked at 12,060 number in 2017 and was at its lowest, 3,957 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, male in Maldives, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 3,957 number | — |
| 1971 | 4,068 number | +2.8% |
| 1972 | 4,199 number | +3.2% |
| 1973 | 4,332 number | +3.2% |
| 1974 | 4,447 number | +2.7% |
| 1975 | 4,522 number | +1.7% |
| 1976 | 4,671 number | +3.3% |
| 1977 | 4,808 number | +2.9% |
| 1978 | 4,934 number | +2.6% |
| 1979 | 5,057 number | +2.5% |
| 1980 | 5,177 number | +2.4% |
| 1981 | 5,348 number | +3.3% |
| 1982 | 5,528 number | +3.4% |
| 1983 | 5,734 number | +3.7% |
| 1984 | 5,986 number | +4.4% |
| 1985 | 6,309 number | +5.4% |
| 1986 | 6,764 number | +7.2% |
| 1987 | 7,265 number | +7.4% |
| 1988 | 7,749 number | +6.7% |
| 1989 | 8,129 number | +4.9% |
| 1990 | 8,314 number | +2.3% |
| 1991 | 8,516 number | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 8,635 number | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 8,679 number | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 8,670 number | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 8,638 number | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 8,499 number | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 8,302 number | -2.3% |
| 1998 | 11,890 number | +43.2% |
| 1999 | 11,439 number | -3.8% |
| 2000 | 11,029 number | -3.6% |
| 2001 | 10,406 number | -5.6% |
| 2002 | 9,832 number | -5.5% |
| 2003 | 9,348 number | -4.9% |
| 2004 | 9,090 number | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 8,900 number | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 8,637 number | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 8,521 number | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 11,664 number | +36.9% |
| 2016 | 11,932 number | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 12,060 number | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 12,034 number | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 12,002 number | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4,500 number | 3,957 number | 5,057 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 6,399 number | 5,177 number | 8,129 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 9,158 number | 8,302 number | 11,890 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 9,470 number | 8,521 number | 11,029 number | 8 |
| 2010s | 11,938 number | 11,664 number | 12,060 number | 5 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
More education data for Maldives
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 99.71 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 99.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, pre-primary education, male in Maldives?
- School age population, pre-primary education, male in Maldives was 12,002 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, male recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 12,060 number in 2017.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, male recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,957 number in 1970.
- How does Maldives rank for school age population, pre-primary education, male?
- Maldives ranks 164th out of 206 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, male rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.9%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to pre-primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.