Enrolment in primary education, male in Maldives

Maldives: Enrolment in primary education, male was 25,535 number in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
25,535 number
Change on year
up 5.3%
World rank
165th
of 202 countries
All-time high
37,847 number
in 1999
All-time low
19,635 number
in 2013
Years of data
28
1992–2019

Enrolment in primary education, male in Maldives, 1992–2019

010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k1992200520191992: 23.1k number1993: 24.7k number1994: 26.2k number1995: 26.2k number1996: 26.4k number1997: 26.0k number1998: 37.4k number1999: 37.8k number2000: 37.8k number2001: 36.7k number2002: 35.4k number2003: 34.5k number2004: 33.1k number2005: 30.2k number2006: 28.7k number2007: 26.2k number2008: 24.6k number2009: 23.2k number2010: 22.0k number2011: 20.8k number2012: 20.2k number2013: 19.6k number2014: 20.4k number2015: 21.7k number2016: 22.3k number2017: 23.2k number2018: 24.2k number2019: 25.5k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Maldives recorded 25,535 number for enrolment in primary education, male in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.3% on the previous year and up 10.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in primary education, male in Maldives peaked at 37,847 number in 1999 and was at its lowest, 19,635 number, in 2013.

Maldives ranks 165th of 202 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.

Enrolment in primary education, male in Maldives, year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in primary education, male (number) in Maldives, 1992 to 2019.
Year number Change
1992 23,145 number —
1993 24,735 number +6.9%
1994 26,220 number +6.0%
1995 26,220 number +0.0%
1996 26,450 number +0.9%
1997 26,029 number -1.6%
1998 37,418 number +43.8%
1999 37,847 number +1.1%
2000 37,758 number -0.2%
2001 36,670 number -2.9%
2002 35,441 number -3.4%
2003 34,548 number -2.5%
2004 33,140 number -4.1%
2005 30,206 number -8.9%
2006 28,665 number -5.1%
2007 26,221 number -8.5%
2008 24,564 number -6.3%
2009 23,207 number -5.5%
2010 22,006 number -5.2%
2011 20,786 number -5.5%
2012 20,170 number -3.0%
2013 19,635 number -2.7%
2014 20,448 number +4.1%
2015 21,731 number +6.3%
2016 22,342 number +2.8%
2017 23,215 number +3.9%
2018 24,244 number +4.4%
2019 25,535 number +5.3%

Maldives compared with similar countries

  • Maldives's 25,535 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 220,224 number, 12% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
  • Maldives's 25,535 number is below the median for South Asia, which is 1.42 million number, 2% of the median. (6 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Enrolment in primary education, male 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.

YearChange FromTo
1998 +43.8% 26,029 number 37,418 number

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 28,508 number 23,145 number 37,847 number 8
2000s 31,042 number 23,207 number 37,758 number 10
2010s 22,011 number 19,635 number 25,535 number 10

Countries ranked near Maldives

  1. 162 Cape Verde 33,472 number compare
  2. 163 Cyprus 29,285 number compare
  3. 164 Belize 26,070 number compare
  4. 166 Vanuatu 24,190 number compare
  5. 167 Montenegro 20,431 number compare
  6. 168 Brunei 20,181 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in primary education, male in Maldives?
Enrolment in primary education, male in Maldives was 25,535 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in primary education, male recorded in Maldives?
The highest recorded value was 37,847 number in 1999.
What is the lowest enrolment in primary education, male recorded in Maldives?
The lowest recorded value was 19,635 number in 2013.
How does Maldives rank for enrolment in primary education, male?
Maldives ranks 165th out of 202 countries with data for 2019.
Is enrolment in primary education, male rising or falling in Maldives?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Maldives data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Enrolment in primary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
247 places, 9,575 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of male students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions regardless of age.