School age population, tertiary education, female (number) (age) in Maldives
Maldives: School age population, tertiary education, female (number) (age) was 15,698 number in 2017. ▲ Rising
Latest (2017)
15,698 number
Change on year
down 15.1%
World rank
171st
of 203 countries
All-time high
20,929 number
in 2009
All-time low
4,152 number
in 1970
Years of data
44
1970–2017
School age population, tertiary education, female in Maldives, 1970–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2017, school age population, tertiary education, female in Maldives stood at 15,698 number.
That represents a change of down 15.1% on the previous year and down 24.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, female in Maldives peaked at 20,929 number in 2009 and was at its lowest, 4,152 number, in 1970.
Maldives ranks 171st of 203 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
School age population, tertiary education, female (number) (age) in Maldives, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 4,152 number | — |
| 1971 | 4,219 number | +1.6% |
| 1972 | 4,368 number | +3.5% |
| 1973 | 4,600 number | +5.3% |
| 1974 | 4,919 number | +6.9% |
| 1975 | 5,337 number | +8.5% |
| 1976 | 5,808 number | +8.8% |
| 1977 | 6,281 number | +8.1% |
| 1978 | 6,724 number | +7.1% |
| 1979 | 7,135 number | +6.1% |
| 1980 | 7,502 number | +5.1% |
| 1981 | 7,831 number | +4.4% |
| 1982 | 8,134 number | +3.9% |
| 1983 | 8,433 number | +3.7% |
| 1984 | 8,733 number | +3.6% |
| 1985 | 9,039 number | +3.5% |
| 1986 | 9,277 number | +2.6% |
| 1987 | 9,542 number | +2.9% |
| 1988 | 9,820 number | +2.9% |
| 1989 | 10,102 number | +2.9% |
| 1990 | 10,392 number | +2.9% |
| 1991 | 10,692 number | +2.9% |
| 1992 | 10,991 number | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 11,280 number | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 11,561 number | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 11,815 number | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 12,023 number | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 12,367 number | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 12,911 number | +4.4% |
| 1999 | 13,656 number | +5.8% |
| 2000 | 14,623 number | +7.1% |
| 2001 | 15,810 number | +8.1% |
| 2002 | 16,967 number | +7.3% |
| 2003 | 18,002 number | +6.1% |
| 2004 | 18,891 number | +4.9% |
| 2005 | 19,608 number | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 20,246 number | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 20,679 number | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 20,902 number | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 20,929 number | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 20,756 number | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 20,401 number | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 18,480 number | -9.4% |
| 2017 | 15,698 number | -15.1% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 15,698 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 222,795 number, 7% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 15,698 number is below the median for South Asia, which is 1.23 million number, 1% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5,354 number | 4,152 number | 7,135 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 8,841 number | 7,502 number | 10,102 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 11,769 number | 10,392 number | 13,656 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 18,666 number | 14,623 number | 20,929 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 18,834 number | 15,698 number | 20,756 number | 4 |
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, tertiary education, female in Maldives?
- School age population, tertiary education, female in Maldives was 15,698 number in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 20,929 number in 2009.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,152 number in 1970.
- How does Maldives rank for school age population, tertiary education, female?
- Maldives ranks 171st out of 203 countries with data for 2017.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, female rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.1%. 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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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.