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 3,618 number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
3,618 number
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
167th
of 202 countries
All-time high
4,177 number
in 1994
All-time low
1,903 number
in 1970
Years of data
44
1970–2020

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

01.0k2.0k3.0k4.0k1970199520201970: 1.9k number1971: 2.0k number1972: 2.0k number1973: 2.1k number1974: 2.1k number1975: 2.2k number1976: 2.2k number1977: 2.3k number1978: 2.3k number1979: 2.4k number1980: 2.5k number1981: 2.5k number1982: 2.6k number1983: 2.7k number1984: 2.8k number1985: 2.9k number1986: 3.1k number1987: 3.4k number1988: 3.6k number1989: 3.8k number1990: 3.9k number1991: 4.0k number1992: 4.1k number1993: 4.2k number1994: 4.2k number1995: 4.2k number1996: 4.1k number1997: 4.0k number1998: 3.9k number1999: 3.7k number2000: 3.6k number2001: 3.4k number2002: 3.3k number2003: 3.1k number2004: 3.0k number2005: 2.9k number2006: 2.8k number2007: 2.7k number2015: 3.5k number2016: 3.6k number2017: 3.6k number2018: 3.6k number2019: 3.6k number2020: 3.6k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Maldives recorded 3,618 number for school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in 2020.

That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 34.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Maldives peaked at 4,177 number in 1994 and was at its lowest, 1,903 number, in 1970.

That places Maldives 167th out of 202 countries with data for 2020, putting it 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 2,152 number 1,903 number 2,400 number 10
1980s 2,985 number 2,454 number 3,803 number 10
1990s 4,026 number 3,709 number 4,177 number 10
2000s 3,082 number 2,701 number 3,576 number 8
2010s 3,604 number 3,534 number 3,636 number 5
2020s 3,618 number 3,618 number 3,618 number 1

Countries ranked near Maldives

  1. 164 Cyprus 4,674 number compare
  2. 165 Belize 3,898 number compare
  3. 166 Vanuatu 3,801 number compare
  4. 168 Montenegro 3,512 number compare
  5. 169 Brunei 3,425 number compare
  6. 170 Macao 3,355 number compare

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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 3,618 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 4,177 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 1,903 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 34.0%. 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, one year before than official primary entry age, female (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, female (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
Last refreshed

Female 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/