School age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Maldives

Maldives: School age population, one year before than official primary entry age was 7,545 number in 2020. β–² Rising

Latest (2020)
7,545 number
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
167th
of 202 countries
All-time high
8,514 number
in 1994
All-time low
3,838 number
in 1970
Years of data
44
1970–2020

School age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Maldives, 1970–2020

02.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k1970199520201970: 3.8k number1971: 4.0k number1972: 4.1k number1973: 4.2k number1974: 4.3k number1975: 4.4k number1976: 4.5k number1977: 4.6k number1978: 4.8k number1979: 4.9k number1980: 5.0k number1981: 5.1k number1982: 5.3k number1983: 5.5k number1984: 5.7k number1985: 6.0k number1986: 6.4k number1987: 6.9k number1988: 7.3k number1989: 7.8k number1990: 8.0k number1991: 8.3k number1992: 8.4k number1993: 8.5k number1994: 8.5k number1995: 8.5k number1996: 8.4k number1997: 8.2k number1998: 7.9k number1999: 7.7k number2000: 7.4k number2001: 7.1k number2002: 6.7k number2003: 6.4k number2004: 6.1k number2005: 5.9k number2006: 5.7k number2007: 5.5k number2015: 7.3k number2016: 7.5k number2017: 7.7k number2018: 7.7k number2019: 7.6k number2020: 7.5k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Maldives recorded 7,545 number for school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in 2020.

That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and up 36.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Maldives peaked at 8,514 number in 1994 and was at its lowest, 3,838 number, in 1970.

Maldives ranks 167th of 202 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 4,357 number 3,838 number 4,881 number 10
1980s 6,097 number 4,993 number 7,764 number 10
1990s 8,238 number 7,683 number 8,514 number 10
2000s 6,355 number 5,523 number 7,426 number 8
2010s 7,566 number 7,314 number 7,686 number 5
2020s 7,545 number 7,545 number 7,545 number 1

Countries ranked near Maldives

  1. 164 Cyprus 9,382 number compare
  2. 165 Vanuatu 7,870 number compare
  3. 166 Belize 7,867 number compare
  4. 168 Montenegro 7,301 number compare
  5. 169 Brunei Darussalam 7,076 number compare
  6. 170 Macau (China) 6,902 number compare

See the full ranking of 247 places β†’

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All data for Maldives β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Maldives?
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Maldives was 7,545 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, one year before than official primary entry age recorded in Maldives?
The highest recorded value was 8,514 number in 1994.
What is the lowest school age population, one year before than official primary entry age recorded in Maldives?
The lowest recorded value was 3,838 number in 1970.
How does Maldives rank for school age population, one year before than official primary entry age?
Maldives ranks 167th out of 202 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, one year before than official primary entry age rising or falling in Maldives?
Over the last ten years it is up 36.6%. 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, one year before than official primary entry age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
247 places, 12,237 data points, 1970–2020
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to one year before the official primary entry age as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/