School age population, primary education, male in Maldives
Maldives: School age population, primary education, male was 26,320 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, primary education, male in Maldives, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, primary education, male in Maldives stood at 26,320 number.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 27.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, male in Maldives peaked at 29,547 number in 1999 and was at its lowest, 8,519 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, male in Maldives, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 8,519 number | — |
| 1971 | 8,795 number | +3.2% |
| 1972 | 9,126 number | +3.8% |
| 1973 | 9,471 number | +3.8% |
| 1974 | 9,785 number | +3.3% |
| 1975 | 10,030 number | +2.5% |
| 1976 | 10,363 number | +3.3% |
| 1977 | 10,674 number | +3.0% |
| 1978 | 10,961 number | +2.7% |
| 1979 | 11,239 number | +2.5% |
| 1980 | 11,505 number | +2.4% |
| 1981 | 11,865 number | +3.1% |
| 1982 | 12,217 number | +3.0% |
| 1983 | 12,557 number | +2.8% |
| 1984 | 12,898 number | +2.7% |
| 1985 | 13,278 number | +2.9% |
| 1986 | 13,831 number | +4.2% |
| 1987 | 14,579 number | +5.4% |
| 1988 | 15,516 number | +6.4% |
| 1989 | 16,589 number | +6.9% |
| 1990 | 17,646 number | +6.4% |
| 1991 | 18,612 number | +5.5% |
| 1992 | 19,469 number | +4.6% |
| 1993 | 20,163 number | +3.6% |
| 1994 | 20,668 number | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 21,011 number | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 21,193 number | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 21,267 number | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 29,485 number | +38.6% |
| 1999 | 29,547 number | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 29,501 number | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 28,988 number | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 28,364 number | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 27,602 number | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 26,675 number | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 25,606 number | -4.0% |
| 2006 | 24,253 number | -5.3% |
| 2007 | 22,798 number | -6.0% |
| 2008 | 21,499 number | -5.7% |
| 2009 | 20,591 number | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 21,099 number | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 22,515 number | +6.7% |
| 2017 | 24,131 number | +7.2% |
| 2018 | 25,533 number | +5.8% |
| 2019 | 26,365 number | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 26,320 number | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9,896 number | 8,519 number | 11,239 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 13,484 number | 11,505 number | 16,589 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 21,906 number | 17,646 number | 29,547 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 25,588 number | 20,591 number | 29,501 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 23,929 number | 21,099 number | 26,365 number | 5 |
| 2020s | 26,320 number | 26,320 number | 26,320 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, male in Maldives?
- School age population, primary education, male in Maldives was 26,320 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, male recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 29,547 number in 1999.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, male recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,519 number in 1970.
- How does Maldives rank for school age population, primary education, male?
- Maldives ranks 165th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, male rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.8%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.