School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Maldives

Maldives: School age population, early childhood education, both sexes was 22,797 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
22,797 number
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
165th
of 199 countries
All-time high
22,994 number
in 1998
All-time low
16,646 number
in 2007
Years of data
15
1998–2019

School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Maldives, 1998–2019

05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k25.0k1998200820191998: 23.0k number1999: 22.1k number2000: 21.3k number2001: 20.2k number2002: 19.1k number2003: 18.2k number2004: 17.7k number2005: 17.3k number2006: 16.8k number2007: 16.6k number2015: 22.5k number2016: 22.9k number2017: 22.9k number2018: 22.8k number2019: 22.8k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Maldives stood at 22,797 number.

That represents a change of up 37.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Maldives peaked at 22,994 number in 1998 and was at its lowest, 16,646 number, in 2007.

That places Maldives 165th out of 199 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.

School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Maldives, year by year

Annual values for School age population, early childhood education, both sexes (number) in Maldives, 1998 to 2019.
Year number Change
1998 22,994 number
1999 22,124 number -3.8%
2000 21,301 number -3.7%
2001 20,188 number -5.2%
2002 19,142 number -5.2%
2003 18,239 number -4.7%
2004 17,687 number -3.0%
2005 17,280 number -2.3%
2006 16,837 number -2.6%
2007 16,646 number -1.1%
2015 22,497 number +35.1%
2016 22,853 number +1.6%
2017 22,939 number +0.4%
2018 22,808 number -0.6%
2019 22,797 number -0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 22,559 number 22,124 number 22,994 number 2
2000s 18,415 number 16,646 number 21,301 number 8
2010s 22,779 number 22,497 number 22,939 number 5

Countries ranked near Maldives

  1. 162 Iceland 25,173 number compare
  2. 163 Sao Tome and Principe 24,916 number compare
  3. 164 Bhutan 24,547 number compare
  4. 166 Brunei Darussalam 21,166 number compare
  5. 167 Suriname 21,154 number compare
  6. 168 Macau, China 20,566 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Maldives?
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Maldives was 22,797 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in Maldives?
The highest recorded value was 22,994 number in 1998.
What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in Maldives?
The lowest recorded value was 16,646 number in 2007.
How does Maldives rank for school age population, early childhood education, both sexes?
Maldives ranks 165th out of 199 countries with data for 2019.
Is school age population, early childhood education, both sexes rising or falling in Maldives?
Over the last ten years it is up 37.0%. 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 School age population, early childhood education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
239 places, 5,152 data points, 1970–2020
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to early childhood education (ISCED 0) as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. 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. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/