School age population, primary education, female in Maldives
Maldives: School age population, primary education, female was 24,435 number in 2020. β² Rising
School age population, primary education, female in Maldives, 1970β2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, primary education, female in Maldives is 24,435 number, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 23.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, female in Maldives peaked at 28,451 number in 1998 and was at its lowest, 8,357 number, in 1970.
That places Maldives 165th out of 206 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9,680 number | 8,357 number | 10,928 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 12,965 number | 11,180 number | 15,881 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 21,080 number | 16,938 number | 28,451 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 24,104 number | 19,762 number | 27,898 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 22,365 number | 20,401 number | 23,996 number | 5 |
| 2020s | 24,435 number | 24,435 number | 24,435 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)
- School enrollment, primary 99.7% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0089 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 24,435 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 28,451 number in 1998.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,357 number in 1970.
- How does Maldives rank for school age population, primary education, female?
- Maldives ranks 165th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, female rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.6%. 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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About this data
Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.