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Population of compulsory school age, male in Maldives

Maldives: Population of compulsory school age, male was 26,365 number in 2019. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2019)
26,365 number
Change on year
up 3.3%
World rank
157th
of 186 countries
All-time high
29,547 number
in 1999
All-time low
20,591 number
in 2009
Years of data
17
1998–2019

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

010.0k20.0k30.0k1998200820191998: 29.5k number1999: 29.5k number2000: 29.5k number2001: 29.0k number2002: 28.4k number2003: 27.6k number2004: 26.7k number2005: 25.6k number2006: 24.3k number2007: 22.8k number2008: 21.5k number2009: 20.6k number2015: 21.1k number2016: 22.5k number2017: 24.1k number2018: 25.5k number2019: 26.4k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for population of compulsory school age, male in Maldives is 26,365 number, measured in 2019.

That represents a change of up 3.3% on the previous year and up 28.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, male in Maldives peaked at 29,547 number in 1999 and was at its lowest, 20,591 number, in 2009.

That places Maldives 157th out of 186 countries with data for 2019, putting it 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 29,516 number 29,485 number 29,547 number 2
2000s 25,588 number 20,591 number 29,501 number 10
2010s 23,929 number 21,099 number 26,365 number 5

Countries ranked near Maldives

  1. 154 Suriname 32,203 number compare
  2. 155 Belize 31,008 number compare
  3. 156 Brunei 30,034 number compare
  4. 158 Macau (China) 26,363 number compare
  5. 159 Iceland 23,459 number compare
  6. 160 Malta 23,303 number compare

See the full ranking of 231 places β†’

More reference data data for Maldives

All data for Maldives β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is population of compulsory school age, male in Maldives?
Population of compulsory school age, male in Maldives was 26,365 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in Maldives?
The highest recorded value was 29,547 number in 1999.
What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in Maldives?
The lowest recorded value was 20,591 number in 2009.
How does Maldives rank for population of compulsory school age, male?
Maldives ranks 157th out of 186 countries with data for 2019.
Is population of compulsory school age, male rising or falling in Maldives?
Over the last ten years it is up 28.0%. 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 Population of compulsory school age, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population of compulsory school age, male (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
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Population of male children within the age span that children are legally obliged to attend school.