Enrolment in early childhood education, female in Maldives

Maldives: Enrolment in early childhood education, female was 9,582 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
9,582 number
Change on year
down 2.5%
World rank
134th
of 170 countries
All-time high
11,371 number
in 2015
All-time low
5,540 number
in 2003
Years of data
22
1998–2019

Enrolment in early childhood education, female in Maldives, 1998–2019

02.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k12.5k1998200820191998: 5.6k number1999: 5.8k number2000: 6.3k number2001: 6.3k number2002: 6.3k number2003: 5.5k number2004: 6.5k number2005: 6.6k number2006: 7.0k number2007: 7.4k number2008: 7.7k number2009: 8.0k number2010: 8.7k number2011: 8.9k number2012: 10.8k number2013: 11.1k number2014: 11.2k number2015: 11.4k number2016: 10.7k number2017: 10.1k number2018: 9.8k number2019: 9.6k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, enrolment in early childhood education, female in Maldives stood at 9,582 number.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.5% on the previous year and up 20.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in early childhood education, female in Maldives peaked at 11,371 number in 2015 and was at its lowest, 5,540 number, in 2003.

That places Maldives 134th out of 170 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Enrolment in early childhood education, female in Maldives, year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in early childhood education, female (number) in Maldives, 1998 to 2019.
Year number Change
1998 5,570 number
1999 5,815 number +4.4%
2000 6,324 number +8.8%
2001 6,335 number +0.2%
2002 6,323 number -0.2%
2003 5,540 number -12.4%
2004 6,457 number +16.6%
2005 6,611 number +2.4%
2006 7,011 number +6.1%
2007 7,403 number +5.6%
2008 7,712 number +4.2%
2009 7,958 number +3.2%
2010 8,675 number +9.0%
2011 8,862 number +2.2%
2012 10,825 number +22.2%
2013 11,117 number +2.7%
2014 11,157 number +0.4%
2015 11,371 number +1.9%
2016 10,677 number -6.1%
2017 10,110 number -5.3%
2018 9,829 number -2.8%
2019 9,582 number -2.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 5,692 number 5,570 number 5,815 number 2
2000s 6,767 number 5,540 number 7,958 number 10
2010s 10,220 number 8,675 number 11,371 number 10

Countries ranked near Maldives

  1. 131 Central African Republic 10,708 number compare
  2. 132 Montenegro 10,169 number compare
  3. 133 Suriname 9,856 number compare
  4. 135 Iceland 9,336 number compare
  5. 136 Macau, China 8,921 number compare
  6. 137 Chad 8,500 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in early childhood education, female in Maldives?
Enrolment in early childhood education, female in Maldives was 9,582 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in early childhood education, female recorded in Maldives?
The highest recorded value was 11,371 number in 2015.
What is the lowest enrolment in early childhood education, female recorded in Maldives?
The lowest recorded value was 5,540 number in 2003.
How does Maldives rank for enrolment in early childhood education, female?
Maldives ranks 134th out of 170 countries with data for 2019.
Is enrolment in early childhood education, female rising or falling in Maldives?
Over the last ten years it is up 20.4%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Enrolment in early childhood education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
170 places, 2,361 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of female 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.