School age population, primary education, both sexes in Maldives
Maldives: School age population, primary education, both sexes was 50,755 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, primary education, both sexes in Maldives, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, primary education, both sexes in Maldives is 50,755 number, measured in 2020.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 25.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, both sexes in Maldives peaked at 57,936 number in 1998 and was at its lowest, 16,876 number, in 1970.
Maldives ranks 165th of 206 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, primary education, both sexes in Maldives, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 16,876 number | — |
| 1971 | 17,484 number | +3.6% |
| 1972 | 18,137 number | +3.7% |
| 1973 | 18,781 number | +3.6% |
| 1974 | 19,363 number | +3.1% |
| 1975 | 19,843 number | +2.5% |
| 1976 | 20,450 number | +3.1% |
| 1977 | 21,046 number | +2.9% |
| 1978 | 21,618 number | +2.7% |
| 1979 | 22,167 number | +2.5% |
| 1980 | 22,685 number | +2.3% |
| 1981 | 23,370 number | +3.0% |
| 1982 | 24,027 number | +2.8% |
| 1983 | 24,655 number | +2.6% |
| 1984 | 25,299 number | +2.6% |
| 1985 | 26,041 number | +2.9% |
| 1986 | 27,077 number | +4.0% |
| 1987 | 28,513 number | +5.3% |
| 1988 | 30,349 number | +6.4% |
| 1989 | 32,470 number | +7.0% |
| 1990 | 34,584 number | +6.5% |
| 1991 | 36,487 number | +5.5% |
| 1992 | 38,176 number | +4.6% |
| 1993 | 39,552 number | +3.6% |
| 1994 | 40,560 number | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 41,233 number | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 41,687 number | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 41,825 number | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 57,936 number | +38.5% |
| 1999 | 57,826 number | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 57,399 number | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 56,311 number | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 54,972 number | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 53,390 number | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 51,532 number | -3.5% |
| 2005 | 49,446 number | -4.0% |
| 2006 | 46,988 number | -5.0% |
| 2007 | 44,421 number | -5.5% |
| 2008 | 42,101 number | -5.2% |
| 2009 | 40,353 number | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 41,500 number | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 44,033 number | +6.1% |
| 2017 | 46,675 number | +6.0% |
| 2018 | 48,900 number | +4.8% |
| 2019 | 50,361 number | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 50,755 number | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 19,576 number | 16,876 number | 22,167 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 26,449 number | 22,685 number | 32,470 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 42,987 number | 34,584 number | 57,936 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 49,691 number | 40,353 number | 57,399 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 46,294 number | 41,500 number | 50,361 number | 5 |
| 2020s | 50,755 number | 50,755 number | 50,755 number | 1 |
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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, primary education, both sexes in Maldives?
- School age population, primary education, both sexes in Maldives was 50,755 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 57,936 number in 1998.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 16,876 number in 1970.
- How does Maldives rank for school age population, primary education, both sexes?
- Maldives ranks 165th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.8%. 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, primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.