Enrolment in early childhood education, both sexes in Maldives

Maldives: Enrolment in early childhood education, both sexes was 19,596 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
19,596 number
Change on year
down 4.0%
World rank
135th
of 171 countries
All-time high
23,412 number
in 2015
All-time low
11,206 number
in 2003
Years of data
22
1998–2019

Enrolment in early childhood education, both sexes in Maldives, 1998–2019

05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k25.0k1998200820191998: 11.5k number1999: 12.0k number2000: 12.9k number2001: 12.8k number2002: 12.9k number2003: 11.2k number2004: 13.1k number2005: 13.5k number2006: 14.3k number2007: 14.9k number2008: 15.5k number2009: 16.1k number2010: 17.7k number2011: 17.9k number2012: 22.0k number2013: 22.5k number2014: 22.8k number2015: 23.4k number2016: 22.3k number2017: 21.0k number2018: 20.4k number2019: 19.6k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Maldives recorded 19,596 number for enrolment in early childhood education, both sexes in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.0% on the previous year and up 21.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in early childhood education, both sexes in Maldives peaked at 23,412 number in 2015 and was at its lowest, 11,206 number, in 2003.

Maldives ranks 135th of 171 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Enrolment in early childhood education, both sexes in Maldives, year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in early childhood education, both sexes (number) in Maldives, 1998 to 2019.
Year number Change
1998 11,508 number
1999 12,031 number +4.5%
2000 12,894 number +7.2%
2001 12,809 number -0.7%
2002 12,886 number +0.6%
2003 11,206 number -13.0%
2004 13,075 number +16.7%
2005 13,505 number +3.3%
2006 14,330 number +6.1%
2007 14,851 number +3.6%
2008 15,536 number +4.6%
2009 16,126 number +3.8%
2010 17,692 number +9.7%
2011 17,885 number +1.1%
2012 22,049 number +23.3%
2013 22,481 number +2.0%
2014 22,823 number +1.5%
2015 23,412 number +2.6%
2016 22,263 number -4.9%
2017 21,000 number -5.7%
2018 20,411 number -2.8%
2019 19,596 number -4.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 11,770 number 11,508 number 12,031 number 2
2000s 13,722 number 11,206 number 16,126 number 10
2010s 20,961 number 17,692 number 23,412 number 10

Countries ranked near Maldives

  1. 132 Montenegro 21,663 number compare
  2. 133 Central African Republic 21,163 number compare
  3. 134 Suriname 19,924 number compare
  4. 136 Iceland 19,020 number compare
  5. 137 Macao 18,626 number compare
  6. 138 Luxembourg 17,584 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in early childhood education, both sexes in Maldives?
Enrolment in early childhood education, both sexes in Maldives was 19,596 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in early childhood education, both sexes recorded in Maldives?
The highest recorded value was 23,412 number in 2015.
What is the lowest enrolment in early childhood education, both sexes recorded in Maldives?
The lowest recorded value was 11,206 number in 2003.
How does Maldives rank for enrolment in early childhood education, both sexes?
Maldives ranks 135th out of 171 countries with data for 2019.
Is enrolment in early childhood education, both sexes rising or falling in Maldives?
Over the last ten years it is up 21.5%. 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 Enrolment in early childhood education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Enrolment in early childhood education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
171 places, 2,434 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of students enrolled in public and private early childhood education institutions (ISCED 0) regardless of age. Within ISCED 0, early childhood educational development programmes are targeted at children aged 0 to 2 years; and pre-primary education programmes are targeted at children aged 3 years until the age to start ISCED 1.