School age population, tertiary education, female in Maldives
Maldives: School age population, tertiary education, female was 13,190 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
13,190
Change on year
up 3.8%
World rank
177th
of 221 countries
All-time high
20,311
in 2009
All-time low
4,513
in 1970
Years of data
56
1970–2025
School age population, tertiary education, female in Maldives, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 13,190 for school age population, tertiary education, female in 2025.
That represents a change of up 3.8% on the previous year and down 22.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, female in Maldives peaked at 20,311 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 4,513, in 1970.
Maldives ranks 177th of 221 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, tertiary education, female in Maldives, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 4,513 | — |
| 1971 | 4,679 | +3.7% |
| 1972 | 4,909 | +4.9% |
| 1973 | 5,157 | +5.1% |
| 1974 | 5,420 | +5.1% |
| 1975 | 5,714 | +5.4% |
| 1976 | 6,036 | +5.6% |
| 1977 | 6,337 | +5.0% |
| 1978 | 6,642 | +4.8% |
| 1979 | 7,021 | +5.7% |
| 1980 | 7,455 | +6.2% |
| 1981 | 7,903 | +6.0% |
| 1982 | 8,315 | +5.2% |
| 1983 | 8,742 | +5.1% |
| 1984 | 9,202 | +5.3% |
| 1985 | 9,704 | +5.5% |
| 1986 | 9,964 | +2.7% |
| 1987 | 10,103 | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 10,240 | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 10,435 | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 10,721 | +2.7% |
| 1991 | 10,913 | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 11,054 | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 11,225 | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 11,469 | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 11,788 | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 11,996 | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 12,201 | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 12,519 | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 13,002 | +3.9% |
| 2000 | 13,642 | +4.9% |
| 2001 | 14,521 | +6.4% |
| 2002 | 15,543 | +7.0% |
| 2003 | 16,615 | +6.9% |
| 2004 | 17,616 | +6.0% |
| 2005 | 18,473 | +4.9% |
| 2006 | 19,140 | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 19,713 | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 20,148 | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 20,311 | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 20,150 | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 19,764 | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 19,182 | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 18,455 | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 17,705 | -4.1% |
| 2015 | 17,084 | -3.5% |
| 2016 | 16,786 | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 16,394 | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 15,851 | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 15,170 | -4.3% |
| 2020 | 14,459 | -4.7% |
| 2021 | 13,807 | -4.5% |
| 2022 | 13,315 | -3.6% |
| 2023 | 12,868 | -3.4% |
| 2024 | 12,707 | -1.3% |
| 2025 | 13,190 | +3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5,643 | 4,513 | 7,021 | 10 |
| 1980s | 9,206 | 7,455 | 10,435 | 10 |
| 1990s | 11,689 | 10,721 | 13,002 | 10 |
| 2000s | 17,572 | 13,642 | 20,311 | 10 |
| 2010s | 17,654 | 15,170 | 20,150 | 10 |
| 2020s | 13,391 | 12,707 | 14,459 | 6 |
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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, tertiary education, female in Maldives?
- School age population, tertiary education, female in Maldives was 13,190 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 20,311 in 2009.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,513 in 1970.
- How does Maldives rank for school age population, tertiary education, female?
- Maldives ranks 177th out of 221 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, female rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.8%. 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, tertiary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release