Population of compulsory school age, female in Maldives

Maldives: Population of compulsory school age, female was 23,996 number in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
23,996 number
Change on year
up 2.7%
World rank
158th
of 186 countries
All-time high
28,451 number
in 1998
All-time low
19,762 number
in 2009
Years of data
17
1998–2019

Population of compulsory school age, female in Maldives, 1998–2019

010.0k20.0k30.0k1998200820191998: 28.5k number1999: 28.3k number2000: 27.9k number2001: 27.3k number2002: 26.6k number2003: 25.8k number2004: 24.9k number2005: 23.8k number2006: 22.7k number2007: 21.6k number2008: 20.6k number2009: 19.8k number2015: 20.4k number2016: 21.5k number2017: 22.5k number2018: 23.4k number2019: 24.0k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for population of compulsory school age, female in Maldives is 23,996 number, measured in 2019.

The figure is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 21.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, female in Maldives peaked at 28,451 number in 1998 and was at its lowest, 19,762 number, in 2009.

Maldives ranks 158th of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 28,365 number 28,279 number 28,451 number 2
2000s 24,104 number 19,762 number 27,898 number 10
2010s 22,365 number 20,401 number 23,996 number 5

Countries ranked near Maldives

  1. 155 Belize 29,933 number compare
  2. 156 Brunei 28,204 number compare
  3. 157 Macao 24,719 number compare
  4. 159 Iceland 22,289 number compare
  5. 160 Malta 21,797 number compare
  6. 161 Barbados 18,842 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population of compulsory school age, female in Maldives?
Population of compulsory school age, female in Maldives was 23,996 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in Maldives?
The highest recorded value was 28,451 number in 1998.
What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in Maldives?
The lowest recorded value was 19,762 number in 2009.
How does Maldives rank for population of compulsory school age, female?
Maldives ranks 158th out of 186 countries with data for 2019.
Is population of compulsory school age, female rising or falling in Maldives?
Over the last ten years it is up 21.4%. 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 Population of compulsory school age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Population of compulsory school age, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
231 places, 4,849 data points, 1975–2020
Last refreshed

Population of female children within the age span that children are legally obliged to attend school.