School age population, primary education, male in Maldives

Maldives: School age population, primary education, male was 26,320 number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
26,320 number
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
165th
of 206 countries
All-time high
29,547 number
in 1999
All-time low
8,519 number
in 1970
Years of data
46
1970–2020

School age population, primary education, male in Maldives, 1970–2020

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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

Annual values for School age population, primary education, male (number) in Maldives, 1970 to 2020.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near Maldives

  1. 162 Suriname 32,437 number compare
  2. 163 Cape Verde 31,704 number compare
  3. 164 Cyprus 29,739 number compare
  4. 166 Vanuatu 23,963 number compare
  5. 167 Belize 23,322 number compare
  6. 168 Brunei Darussalam 20,822 number compare

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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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Indicator
School age population, primary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
251 places, 12,277 data points, 1970–2020
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.