School age population, primary education, female (number) (age female) in Maldives
Maldives: School age population, primary education, female (number) (age female) was 24,435 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, primary education, female in Maldives, 1970–2020
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.
School age population, primary education, female (number) (age female) in Maldives, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 8,357 number | — |
| 1971 | 8,689 number | +4.0% |
| 1972 | 9,011 number | +3.7% |
| 1973 | 9,310 number | +3.3% |
| 1974 | 9,578 number | +2.9% |
| 1975 | 9,813 number | +2.5% |
| 1976 | 10,087 number | +2.8% |
| 1977 | 10,372 number | +2.8% |
| 1978 | 10,657 number | +2.7% |
| 1979 | 10,928 number | +2.5% |
| 1980 | 11,180 number | +2.3% |
| 1981 | 11,505 number | +2.9% |
| 1982 | 11,810 number | +2.7% |
| 1983 | 12,098 number | +2.4% |
| 1984 | 12,401 number | +2.5% |
| 1985 | 12,763 number | +2.9% |
| 1986 | 13,246 number | +3.8% |
| 1987 | 13,934 number | +5.2% |
| 1988 | 14,833 number | +6.5% |
| 1989 | 15,881 number | +7.1% |
| 1990 | 16,938 number | +6.7% |
| 1991 | 17,875 number | +5.5% |
| 1992 | 18,707 number | +4.7% |
| 1993 | 19,389 number | +3.6% |
| 1994 | 19,892 number | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 20,222 number | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 20,494 number | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 20,558 number | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 28,451 number | +38.4% |
| 1999 | 28,279 number | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 27,898 number | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 27,323 number | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 26,608 number | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 25,788 number | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 24,857 number | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 23,840 number | -4.1% |
| 2006 | 22,735 number | -4.6% |
| 2007 | 21,623 number | -4.9% |
| 2008 | 20,602 number | -4.7% |
| 2009 | 19,762 number | -4.1% |
| 2015 | 20,401 number | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 21,518 number | +5.5% |
| 2017 | 22,544 number | +4.8% |
| 2018 | 23,367 number | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 23,996 number | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 24,435 number | +1.8% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 24,435 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 234,620 number, 10% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 24,435 number is below the median for South Asia, which is 1.11 million number, 2% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, primary education, female (number) (age female) 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 | +38.4% | 20,558 number | 28,451 number |
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 |
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, 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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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.