School enrollment, preprimary, female in Maldives
Maldives: School enrollment, preprimary, female was 78.0% in 2020. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, preprimary, female in Maldives, 1970–2020
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
In 2020, school enrollment, preprimary, female in Maldives stood at 78.0%.
That represents a change of down 12.2% on the previous year and up 55.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, preprimary, female in Maldives peaked at 111.0% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 9.4%, in 1977.
That places Maldives 79th out of 194 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
School enrollment, preprimary, female in Maldives, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 9.9% | — |
| 1971 | 11.4% | +14.9% |
| 1977 | 9.4% | -17.5% |
| 1992 | 19.0% | +102.4% |
| 1993 | 56.2% | +195.1% |
| 1995 | 68.4% | +21.7% |
| 1996 | 64.7% | -5.3% |
| 1997 | 67.4% | +4.1% |
| 1998 | 50.2% | -25.6% |
| 1999 | 54.4% | +8.5% |
| 2000 | 61.6% | +13.1% |
| 2001 | 64.8% | +5.2% |
| 2002 | 67.9% | +4.9% |
| 2003 | 62.3% | -8.3% |
| 2004 | 75.1% | +20.5% |
| 2005 | 78.9% | +5.0% |
| 2006 | 85.5% | +8.4% |
| 2007 | 91.1% | +6.6% |
| 2010 | 50.2% | -44.9% |
| 2011 | 97.3% | +93.9% |
| 2012 | 111.0% | +14.1% |
| 2013 | 107.2% | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 105.1% | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 105.0% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 97.8% | -6.9% |
| 2017 | 92.9% | -4.9% |
| 2018 | 91.2% | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 88.8% | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 78.0% | -12.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10.2% | 9.4% | 11.4% | 3 |
| 1990s | 54.3% | 19.0% | 68.4% | 7 |
| 2000s | 73.4% | 61.6% | 91.1% | 8 |
| 2010s | 94.6% | 50.2% | 111.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.0% | 78.0% | 78.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 76 Mongolia 79.5% compare
- 77 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 79.1% compare
- 78 Saint Lucia 78.8% compare
- 80 Pakistan 77.2% compare
- 81 Tanzania, United Republic of 76.9% compare
- 82 Barbados 76.8% compare
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 enrollment, preprimary, female in Maldives?
- School enrollment, preprimary, female in Maldives was 78.0% in 2020, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, preprimary, female recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 111.0% in 2012.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, preprimary, female recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.4% in 1977.
- How does Maldives rank for school enrollment, preprimary, female?
- Maldives ranks 79th out of 194 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school enrollment, preprimary, female rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, preprimary, female (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to programs at the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment and to provide a bridge between home and school.