School age population, tertiary education, male in Maldives
Maldives: School age population, tertiary education, male was 30,690 number in 2017. ◆ Volatile
School age population, tertiary education, male in Maldives, 1970–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2017, school age population, tertiary education, male in Maldives stood at 30,690 number. That is the highest value across all 44 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.4% on the previous year and up 26.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, male in Maldives peaked at 30,690 number in 2017 and was at its lowest, 3,359 number, in 1970.
Maldives ranks 161st of 203 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
School age population, tertiary education, male in Maldives, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 3,359 number | — |
| 1971 | 3,639 number | +8.3% |
| 1972 | 4,000 number | +9.9% |
| 1973 | 4,421 number | +10.5% |
| 1974 | 4,890 number | +10.6% |
| 1975 | 5,395 number | +10.3% |
| 1976 | 5,914 number | +9.6% |
| 1977 | 6,414 number | +8.5% |
| 1978 | 6,869 number | +7.1% |
| 1979 | 7,284 number | +6.0% |
| 1980 | 7,662 number | +5.2% |
| 1981 | 8,012 number | +4.6% |
| 1982 | 8,341 number | +4.1% |
| 1983 | 8,662 number | +3.8% |
| 1984 | 8,976 number | +3.6% |
| 1985 | 9,280 number | +3.4% |
| 1986 | 9,413 number | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 9,575 number | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 9,772 number | +2.1% |
| 1989 | 10,008 number | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 10,297 number | +2.9% |
| 1991 | 10,486 number | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 10,650 number | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 10,804 number | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 10,985 number | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 11,214 number | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 11,501 number | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 11,889 number | +3.4% |
| 1998 | 12,461 number | +4.8% |
| 1999 | 13,257 number | +6.4% |
| 2000 | 14,328 number | +8.1% |
| 2001 | 16,033 number | +11.9% |
| 2002 | 17,704 number | +10.4% |
| 2003 | 19,196 number | +8.4% |
| 2004 | 20,451 number | +6.5% |
| 2005 | 21,398 number | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 22,855 number | +6.8% |
| 2007 | 24,188 number | +5.8% |
| 2008 | 25,338 number | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 26,266 number | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 26,884 number | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 27,582 number | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 28,059 number | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 30,690 number | +9.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5,218 number | 3,359 number | 7,284 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 8,970 number | 7,662 number | 10,008 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 11,354 number | 10,297 number | 13,257 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 20,776 number | 14,328 number | 26,266 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 28,304 number | 26,884 number | 30,690 number | 4 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
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, male in Maldives?
- School age population, tertiary education, male in Maldives was 30,690 number in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, male recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 30,690 number in 2017.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, male recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,359 number in 1970.
- How does Maldives rank for school age population, tertiary education, male?
- Maldives ranks 161st out of 203 countries with data for 2017.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, male rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, tertiary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.