School age population, primary education, female (number) (population) in Maldives
Maldives: School age population, primary education, female (number) (population) was 19,958 in 2025. ▲ Rising
School age population, primary education, female in Maldives, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, school age population, primary education, female in Maldives stood at 19,958.
That represents a change of down 2.6% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, female in Maldives peaked at 27,725 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 8,375, in 1970.
Maldives ranks 171st 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, primary education, female (number) (population) in Maldives, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 8,375 | — |
| 1971 | 8,529 | +1.8% |
| 1972 | 8,734 | +2.4% |
| 1973 | 8,992 | +3.0% |
| 1974 | 9,339 | +3.9% |
| 1975 | 9,668 | +3.5% |
| 1976 | 9,921 | +2.6% |
| 1977 | 10,199 | +2.8% |
| 1978 | 10,527 | +3.2% |
| 1979 | 10,928 | +3.8% |
| 1980 | 11,219 | +2.7% |
| 1981 | 11,448 | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 11,655 | +1.8% |
| 1983 | 11,848 | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 12,044 | +1.7% |
| 1985 | 12,309 | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 12,791 | +3.9% |
| 1987 | 13,404 | +4.8% |
| 1988 | 14,115 | +5.3% |
| 1989 | 14,952 | +5.9% |
| 1990 | 15,948 | +6.7% |
| 1991 | 17,005 | +6.6% |
| 1992 | 17,933 | +5.5% |
| 1993 | 18,665 | +4.1% |
| 1994 | 19,204 | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 19,568 | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 19,771 | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 19,867 | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 27,725 | +39.6% |
| 1999 | 27,621 | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 27,364 | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 26,922 | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 26,334 | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 25,570 | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 24,640 | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 23,627 | -4.1% |
| 2006 | 22,615 | -4.3% |
| 2007 | 21,603 | -4.5% |
| 2008 | 20,653 | -4.4% |
| 2009 | 19,777 | -4.2% |
| 2010 | 19,070 | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 18,629 | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 18,470 | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 18,613 | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 19,083 | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 19,815 | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 20,666 | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 21,633 | +4.7% |
| 2018 | 22,614 | +4.5% |
| 2019 | 23,512 | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 24,226 | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 24,712 | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 21,352 | -13.6% |
| 2023 | 20,974 | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 20,481 | -2.4% |
| 2025 | 19,958 | -2.6% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 19,958 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 244,996, 8% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 19,958 is below the median for South Asia, which is 1.08 million, 2% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, primary education, female (number) (population) 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 | +39.6% | 19,867 | 27,725 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9,521 | 8,375 | 10,928 | 10 |
| 1980s | 12,578 | 11,219 | 14,952 | 10 |
| 1990s | 20,331 | 15,948 | 27,725 | 10 |
| 2000s | 23,910 | 19,777 | 27,364 | 10 |
| 2010s | 20,210 | 18,470 | 23,512 | 10 |
| 2020s | 21,950 | 19,958 | 24,712 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 168 Western Sahara 22,891 compare
- 169 Belize 22,615 compare
- 170 Luxembourg 21,196 compare
- 172 Macao 19,100 compare
- 173 Brunei 19,024 compare
- 174 Montenegro 18,636 compare
More education data for Maldives
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0834 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, female in Maldives?
- School age population, primary education, female in Maldives was 19,958 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 27,725 in 1998.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,375 in 1970.
- How does Maldives rank for school age population, primary education, female?
- Maldives ranks 171st out of 222 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, primary education, female rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release