School enrollment, preprimary, male (% gross) in Maldives
Maldives: School enrollment, preprimary, male (% gross) was 74.3% in 2020. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, preprimary, male in Maldives, 1970–2020
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 74.3% for school enrollment, preprimary, male in 2020.
That represents a change of down 10.9% on the previous year and up 51.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, preprimary, male in Maldives peaked at 110.8% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 8.5%, in 1971.
Maldives ranks 84th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
School enrollment, preprimary, male (% gross) in Maldives, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 11.9% | — |
| 1971 | 8.5% | -28.3% |
| 1977 | 17.1% | +100.2% |
| 1992 | 19.9% | +16.4% |
| 1993 | 56.4% | +183.9% |
| 1995 | 64.2% | +13.8% |
| 1996 | 62.1% | -3.2% |
| 1997 | 64.8% | +4.3% |
| 1998 | 49.9% | -23.0% |
| 1999 | 54.3% | +8.8% |
| 2000 | 59.6% | +9.6% |
| 2001 | 62.2% | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 66.8% | +7.3% |
| 2003 | 60.6% | -9.2% |
| 2004 | 72.8% | +20.1% |
| 2005 | 77.5% | +6.4% |
| 2006 | 84.7% | +9.4% |
| 2007 | 87.4% | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 49.0% | -43.9% |
| 2011 | 93.5% | +90.6% |
| 2012 | 110.8% | +18.5% |
| 2013 | 105.8% | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 104.0% | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 103.2% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 97.1% | -5.9% |
| 2017 | 90.3% | -7.0% |
| 2018 | 87.9% | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 83.4% | -5.1% |
| 2020 | 74.3% | -10.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School enrollment, preprimary, male (% gross) in Maldives changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +183.9% | 19.9% | 56.4% |
| 1977 | +100.2% | 8.5% | 17.1% |
| 2011 | +90.6% | 49.0% | 93.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12.5% | 8.5% | 17.1% | 3 |
| 1990s | 53.1% | 19.9% | 64.8% | 7 |
| 2000s | 71.4% | 59.6% | 87.4% | 8 |
| 2010s | 92.5% | 49.0% | 110.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.3% | 74.3% | 74.3% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 81 American Samoa 75.3% compare
- 82 Kazakhstan 74.7% compare
- 83 Thailand 74.4% compare
- 85 Bermuda 74.2% compare
- 86 Zimbabwe 74.2% compare
- 87 Montenegro 73.9% compare
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 enrollment, preprimary, male in Maldives?
- School enrollment, preprimary, male in Maldives was 74.3% in 2020, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, preprimary, male recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 110.8% in 2012.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, preprimary, male recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.5% in 1971.
- How does Maldives rank for school enrollment, preprimary, male?
- Maldives ranks 84th out of 194 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school enrollment, preprimary, male rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.6%. 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, male (% 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.