School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Maldives
Maldives: School age population, one year before than official primary entry was 3,618 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Maldives, 1970–2020
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 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 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.
School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Maldives, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1,903 number | — |
| 1971 | 1,967 number | +3.4% |
| 1972 | 2,026 number | +3.0% |
| 1973 | 2,080 number | +2.7% |
| 1974 | 2,126 number | +2.2% |
| 1975 | 2,165 number | +1.8% |
| 1976 | 2,223 number | +2.7% |
| 1977 | 2,283 number | +2.7% |
| 1978 | 2,343 number | +2.6% |
| 1979 | 2,400 number | +2.4% |
| 1980 | 2,454 number | +2.2% |
| 1981 | 2,527 number | +3.0% |
| 1982 | 2,599 number | +2.8% |
| 1983 | 2,681 number | +3.2% |
| 1984 | 2,786 number | +3.9% |
| 1985 | 2,927 number | +5.1% |
| 1986 | 3,124 number | +6.7% |
| 1987 | 3,356 number | +7.4% |
| 1988 | 3,595 number | +7.1% |
| 1989 | 3,803 number | +5.8% |
| 1990 | 3,933 number | +3.4% |
| 1991 | 4,049 number | +2.9% |
| 1992 | 4,128 number | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 4,170 number | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 4,177 number | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 4,156 number | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 4,095 number | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 3,990 number | -2.6% |
| 1998 | 3,854 number | -3.4% |
| 1999 | 3,709 number | -3.8% |
| 2000 | 3,576 number | -3.6% |
| 2001 | 3,418 number | -4.4% |
| 2002 | 3,258 number | -4.7% |
| 2003 | 3,104 number | -4.7% |
| 2004 | 2,967 number | -4.4% |
| 2005 | 2,863 number | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 2,767 number | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 2,701 number | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 3,534 number | +30.8% |
| 2016 | 3,610 number | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 3,636 number | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 3,629 number | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 3,613 number | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 3,618 number | +0.1% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 3,618 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 57,334 number, 6% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 3,618 number is below the median for South Asia, which is 216,802 number, 2% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Maldives changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +30.8% | 2,701 number | 3,534 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More reference data data for Maldives
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0011 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0011 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0044 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0044 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 1.16 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Crop Residues 0.012 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Burning - Crop 0.0004 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Maldives?
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 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 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 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?
- Maldives ranks 167th out of 202 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, one year before than official primary entry 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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About this data
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/