MALDIVES, POPULATION AND HOUSING CENSUS 2006
TABLE ED 2 : POPULATION 6 YEARS OF AGE AND OVER  BY EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT, AGE, SEX AND LOCALITY
                               
Locality, sex and educational attainment Total Age groups Age not stated
6-9 10-14 15-19 20-24 25-29 30-34 35-39 40-44 45-49 50-54 55-59 60-64 65+
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) (12) (13) (14) (15) (16)
Republic
Both sexes 267,283 24,353 36,999 39,904 34,809 24,581 20,635 18,174 15,871 13,569 7,936 5,859 5,566 13,944 5,083
No grade1  4,515 4,491 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Primary 1-7 113,529 17,699 32,700 8,896 7,327 8,925 8,994 8,138 6,148 4,928 2,718 2,006 1,746 3,303 1
Grade 1 7,488 5,822 68 49 36 52 92 136 185 196 136 123 157 436 0
Grade 2 8,956 6,039 218 44 43 80 234 318 384 429 270 195 220 482 0
Grade 3 14,553 5,420 1,626 77 96 230 635 1,137 1,285 1,197 772 588 521 968 1
Grade 4 11,306 348 6,493 138 224 397 666 714 637 577 292 224 212 384 0
Grade 5 19,658 62 7,891 376 844 1,550 2,189 2,148 1,496 1,182 590 441 317 572 0
Grade 6 17,155 8 9,279 1,623 1,291 1,714 1,175 826 498 328 153 98 81 81 0
Grade 7 34,413 0 7,125 6,589 4,793 4,902 4,003 2,859 1,663 1,019 505 337 238 380 0
Secondary 8-10 31,068 1 3,142 16,936 4,179 2,718 1,816 984 555 342 167 82 68 78 0
Grade 8 15,879 0 3,005 7,534 1,614 1,408 974 553 343 215 94 52 46 41 0
Grade 9 10,915 0 125 7,003 1,503 938 676 326 163 95 43 17 12 14 0
Grade 10 4,274 1 12 2,399 1,062 372 166 105 49 32 30 13 10 23 0
Higher secondary 11-12 1,017 0 0 617 313 41 23 4 8 5 1 3 2 0 0
Grade 11 806 0 0 594 208 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Grade 12 211 0 0 23 105 40 21 4 7 5 1 3 2 0 0
O' level 37,438 0 11 10,742 15,751 6,405 2,684 1,018 429 197 100 49 18 34 0
A' level 3,909 0 3 488 2,256 637 296 118 49 27 16 10 6 3 0
Diploma 4,174 0 2 126 1,178 1,152 760 443 263 121 64 41 12 12 0
First degree 1,546 0 0 5 263 494 357 167 116 69 34 25 11 5 0
Masters degree and above 826 0 0 2 35 146 211 155 129 79 31 26 5 7 0
Certificate / sanadhu 19,643 1,760 802 1,275 2,388 2,616 2,713 2,332 1,680 1,369 850 611 504 601 142
Basic literacy certificate 5,832 0 2 180 379 452 497 726 940 877 542 379 358 499 1
Literate (no standard) 35,248 190 132 411 549 827 2,101 3,912 5,324 5,318 3,251 2,477 2,594 8,130 32
Not stated 8,538 212 181 226 191 168 183 177 230 237 162 150 242 1,272 4,907
Male 135,248 12,503 19,111 20,155 16,933 11,915 10,022 8,780 7,828 6,872 4,147 3,046 2,852 7,790 3,294
No grade1  2,313 2,298 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Primary 1-7 56,605 9,059 17,095 5,242 3,667 3,826 3,829 3,620 2,925 2,427 1,318 976 843 1,777 1
Grade 1 3,716 2,987 32 31 8 12 32 58 76 87 57 50 65 221 0
Grade 2 4,453 3,103 139 25 18 32 80 119 158 190 114 98 96 281 0
Grade 3 7,114 2,760 923 50 54 98 235 428 583 568 357 274 263 520 1
Grade 4 5,446 171 3,357 87 136 165 243 242 263 249 127 97 98 211 0
Grade 5 9,475 34 4,172 242 459 634 846 919 657 565 277 209 165 296 0
Grade 6 8,847 4 4,948 1,052 634 707 490 378 264 169 75 53 34 39 0
Grade 7 17,554 0 3,524 3,755 2,358 2,178 1,903 1,476 924 599 311 195 122 209 0
Secondary 8-10 16,038 0 1,406 8,300 2,177 1,563 1,107 636 372 235 116 49 32 45 0
Grade 8 8,464 0 1,344 3,899 932 839 587 357 225 147 60 32 21 21 0
Grade 9 5,653 0 58 3,363 806 543 421 217 121 68 32 9 7 8 0
Grade 10 1,921 0 4 1,038 439 181 99 62 26 20 24 8 4 16 0
Higher secondary 11-12 554 0 0 306 189 21 20 4 7 2 1 2 2 0 0
Grade 11 434 0 0 295 136 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Grade 12 120 0 0 11 53 20 18 4 7 2 1 2 2 0 0
O' level 17,745 0 3 4,846 7,140 3,094 1,521 614 252 123 73 44 15 20 0
A' level 2,163 0 1 220 1,188 397 198 78 37 17 13 7 5 2 0
Diploma 2,192 0 0 63 533 588 389 288 149 89 46 30 7 10 0
First degree 961 0 0 3 124 266 223 125 93 58 32 23 10 4 0
Masters degree and above 537 0 0 0 17 77 127 106 96 55 25 23 5 6 0
Certificate / sanadhu 11,452 927 416 711 1,348 1,423 1,465 1,299 1,016 880 585 430 376 497 79
Basic literacy certificate 2,376 0 2 120 202 207 189 206 324 321 217 142 156 290 0
Literate (no standard) 17,270 102 71 224 261 372 869 1,712 2,427 2,552 1,635 1,253 1,297 4,481 14
Not stated 5,042 117 102 120 87 81 85 92 130 113 86 67 104 658 3,200
Female 132,035 11,850 17,888 19,749 17,876 12,666 10,613 9,394 8,043 6,697 3,789 2,813 2,714 6,154 1,789
No grade1  2,202 2,193 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Primary 1-7 56,924 8,640 15,605 3,654 3,660 5,099 5,165 4,518 3,223 2,501 1,400 1,030 903 1,526 0
Grade 1 3,772 2,835 36 18 28 40 60 78 109 109 79 73 92 215 0
Grade 2 4,503 2,936 79 19 25 48 154 199 226 239 156 97 124 201 0
Grade 3 7,439 2,660 703 27 42 132 400 709 702 629 415 314 258 448 0
Grade 4 5,860 177 3,136 51 88 232 423 472 374 328 165 127 114 173 0
Grade 5 10,183 28 3,719 134 385 916 1,343 1,229 839 617 313 232 152 276 0
Grade 6 8,308 4 4,331 571 657 1,007 685 448 234 159 78 45 47 42 0
Grade 7 16,859 0 3,601 2,834 2,435 2,724 2,100 1,383 739 420 194 142 116 171 0
Secondary 8-10 15,030 1 1,736 8,636 2,002 1,155 709 348 183 107 51 33 36 33 0
Grade 8 7,415 0 1,661 3,635 682 569 387 196 118 68 34 20 25 20 0
Grade 9 5,262 0 67 3,640 697 395 255 109 42 27 11 8 5 6 0
Grade 10 2,353 1 8 1,361 623 191 67 43 23 12 6 5 6 7 0
Higher secondary 11-12 463 0 0 311 124 20 3 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 0
Grade 11 372 0 0 299 72 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Grade 12 91 0 0 12 52 20 3 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0
O' level 19,693 0 8 5,896 8,611 3,311 1,163 404 177 74 27 5 3 14 0
A' level 1,746 0 2 268 1,068 240 98 40 12 10 3 3 1 1 0
Diploma 1,982 0 2 63 645 564 371 155 114 32 18 11 5 2 0
First degree 585 0 0 2 139 228 134 42 23 11 2 2 1 1 0
Masters degree and above 289 0 0 2 18 69 84 49 33 24 6 3 0 1 0
Certificate / sanadhu 8,191 833 386 564 1,040 1,193 1,248 1,033 664 489 265 181 128 104 63
Basic literacy certificate 3,456 0 0 60 177 245 308 520 616 556 325 237 202 209 1
Literate (no standard) 17,978 88 61 187 288 455 1,232 2,200 2,897 2,766 1,616 1,224 1,297 3,649 18
Not stated 3,496 95 79 106 104 87 98 85 100 124 76 83 138 614 1,707
Male'
Both sexes 94,970 6,159 10,082 15,656 15,535 10,176 8,137 6,616 5,529 4,394 2,601 1,863 1,520 2,790 3,912
No grade1  1,062 1,054 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Primary 1-7 28,363 4,411 8,167 1,811 1,390 1,736 2,170 2,327 1,978 1,576 912 634 507 744 0
Grade 1 1,673 1,373 25 10 9 8 14 24 34 35 30 25 35 51 0
Grade 2 2,067 1,534 48 7 6 17 41 60 65 74 55 39 36 85 0
Grade 3 2,945 1,399 337 22 17 31 78 140 218 207 159 108 84 145 0
Grade 4 2,849 79 1,610 32 36 56 129 168 171 181 119 76 76 116 0
Grade 5 4,918 20 1,886 88 177 257 413 511 488 405 214 166 109 184 0
Grade 6 4,177 6 2,161 292 237 299 291 282 217 171 90 57 40 34 0
Grade 7 9,734 0 2,100 1,360 908 1,068 1,204 1,142 785 503 245 163 127 129 0
Secondary 8-10 14,021 1 1,335 6,638 2,030 1,330 1,024 651 419 269 141 65 56 62 0
Grade 8 6,327 0 1,282 2,205 731 646 521 345 254 162 75 39 38 29 0
Grade 9 5,017 0 44 2,808 734 497 416 238 123 82 37 14 11 13 0
Grade 10 2,677 1 9 1,625 565 187 87 68 42 25 29 12 7 20 0
Higher secondary 11-12 728 0 0 456 209 27 16 4 7 4 1 2 2 0 0
Grade 11 559 0 0 437 120 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Grade 12 169 0 0 19 89 27 15 4 6 4 1 2 2 0 0
O' level 19,298 0 5 5,087 7,262 3,591 1,851 793 374 175 83 43 13 21 0
A' level 3,171 0 2 413 1,829 495 237 100 40 23 15 8 6 3 0
Diploma 3,193 0 1 99 870 853 587 357 217 101 51 39 9 9 0
First degree 1,342 0 0 5 234 436 309 149 89 55 29 22 10 4 0
Masters degree and above 748 0 0 2 30 135 194 143 113 71 28 21 5 6 0
Certificate / sanadhu 10,157 615 514 872 1,371 1,265 1,230 1,173 896 807 515 328 237 193 141
Basic literacy certificate 1,019 0 0 30 68 102 129 151 161 125 76 64 46 67 0
Literate (no standard) 7,334 51 24 194 188 163 343 723 1,172 1,140 711 601 580 1,439 5
Not stated 4,534 27 26 49 54 43 47 45 63 48 39 36 49 242 3,766
Male 47,551 3,132 5,171 7,457 7,401 5,054 4,089 3,381 2,731 2,207 1,415 987 752 1,361 2,413
No grade1  544 539 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Primary 1-7 14,088 2,232 4,281 1,017 764 801 955 1,103 913 733 448 288 215 338 0
Grade 1 837 723 12 4 3 3 6 8 11 10 14 11 14 18 0
Grade 2 1,009 768 31 4 3 3 10 26 25 30 19 23 20 47 0
Grade 3 1,427 681 197 16 11 12 37 56 102 101 77 44 29 64 0
Grade 4 1,366 45 829 21 25 27 44 61 71 73 49 31 31 59 0
Grade 5 2,296 12 972 53 112 113 157 236 185 173 97 65 49 72 0
Grade 6 2,160 3 1,165 175 127 151 120 141 112 71 45 27 14 9 0
Grade 7 4,993 0 1,075 744 483 492 581 575 407 275 147 87 58 69 0
Secondary 8-10 6,951 0 602 3,077 974 730 584 366 256 169 95 36 26 36 0
Grade 8 3,282 0 577 1,101 408 368 288 189 151 99 44 23 18 16 0
Grade 9 2,547 0 23 1,322 356 270 245 144 86 55 27 6 6 7 0
Grade 10 1,122 0 2 654 210 92 51 33 19 15 24 7 2 13 0
Higher secondary 11-12 361 0 0 212 108 11 14 4 6 2 1 1 2 0 0
Grade 11 271 0 0 203 67 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Grade 12 90 0 0 9 41 11 13 4 6 2 1 1 2 0 0
O' level 9,150 0 1 2,333 3,260 1,706 978 443 207 104 58 38 10 12 0
A' level 1,674 0 1 178 925 289 149 64 30 13 12 6 5 2 0
Diploma 1,550 0 0 46 376 393 264 220 108 70 34 28 4 7 0
First degree 803 0 0 3 104 226 187 112 68 44 27 20 9 3 0
Masters degree and above 475 0 0 0 14 71 114 98 81 47 22 18 5 5 0
Certificate / sanadhu 5,483 320 251 450 729 674 616 577 471 450 331 212 163 161 78
Basic literacy certificate 417 0 0 17 35 44 54 47 57 51 24 32 21 35 0
Literate (no standard) 3,379 25 14 102 93 84 151 323 505 507 343 287 273 670 2
Not stated 2,676 16 16 22 19 25 23 24 29 17 20 21 19 92 2,333
Female 47,419 3,027 4,911 8,199 8,134 5,122 4,048 3,235 2,798 2,187 1,186 876 768 1,429 1,499
No grade1  518 515 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Primary 1-7 14,275 2,179 3,886 794 626 935 1,215 1,224 1,065 843 464 346 292 406 0
Grade 1 836 650 13 6 6 5 8 16 23 25 16 14 21 33 0
Grade 2 1,058 766 17 3 3 14 31 34 40 44 36 16 16 38 0
Grade 3 1,518 718 140 6 6 19 41 84 116 106 82 64 55 81 0
Grade 4 1,483 34 781 11 11 29 85 107 100 108 70 45 45 57 0
Grade 5 2,622 8 914 35 65 144 256 275 303 232 117 101 60 112 0
Grade 6 2,017 3 996 117 110 148 171 141 105 100 45 30 26 25 0
Grade 7 4,741 0 1,025 616 425 576 623 567 378 228 98 76 69 60 0
Secondary 8-10 7,070 1 733 3,561 1,056 600 440 285 163 100 46 29 30 26 0
Grade 8 3,045 0 705 1,104 323 278 233 156 103 63 31 16 20 13 0
Grade 9 2,470 0 21 1,486 378 227 171 94 37 27 10 8 5 6 0
Grade 10 1,555 1 7 971 355 95 36 35 23 10 5 5 5 7 0
Higher secondary 11-12 367 0 0 244 101 16 2 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0
Grade 11 288 0 0 234 53 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Grade 12 79 0 0 10 48 16 2 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0
O' level 10,148 0 4 2,754 4,002 1,885 873 350 167 71 25 5 3 9 0
A' level 1,497 0 1 235 904 206 88 36 10 10 3 2 1 1 0
Diploma 1,643 0 1 53 494 460 323 137 109 31 17 11 5 2 0
First degree 539 0 0 2 130 210 122 37 21 11 2 2 1 1 0
Masters degree and above 273 0 0 2 16 64 80 45 32 24 6 3 0 1 0
Certificate / sanadhu 4,674 295 263 422 642 591 614 596 425 357 184 116 74 32 63
Basic literacy certificate 602 0 0 13 33 58 75 104 104 74 52 32 25 32 0
Literate (no standard) 3,955 26 10 92 95 79 192 400 667 633 368 314 307 769 3
Not stated 1,858 11 10 27 35 18 24 21 34 31 19 15 30 150 1,433
Atolls
Both sexes 172,313 18,194 26,917 24,248 19,274 14,405 12,498 11,558 10,342 9,175 5,335 3,996 4,046 11,154 1,171
No grade1  3,453 3,437 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Primary 1-7 85,166 13,288 24,533 7,085 5,937 7,189 6,824 5,811 4,170 3,352 1,806 1,372 1,239 2,559 1
Grade 1 5,815 4,449 43 39 27 44 78 112 151 161 106 98 122 385 0
Grade 2 6,889 4,505 170 37 37 63 193 258 319 355 215 156 184 397 0
Grade 3 11,608 4,021 1,289 55 79 199 557 997 1,067 990 613 480 437 823 1
Grade 4 8,457 269 4,883 106 188 341 537 546 466 396 173 148 136 268 0
Grade 5 14,740 42 6,005 288 667 1,293 1,776 1,637 1,008 777 376 275 208 388 0
Grade 6 12,978 2 7,118 1,331 1,054 1,415 884 544 281 157 63 41 41 47 0
Grade 7 24,679 0 5,025 5,229 3,885 3,834 2,799 1,717 878 516 260 174 111 251 0
Secondary 8-10 17,047 0 1,807 10,298 2,149 1,388 792 333 136 73 26 17 12 16 0
Grade 8 9,552 0 1,723 5,329 883 762 453 208 89 53 19 13 8 12 0
Grade 9 5,898 0 81 4,195 769 441 260 88 40 13 6 3 1 1 0
Grade 10 1,597 0 3 774 497 185 79 37 7 7 1 1 3 3 0
Higher secondary 11-12 289 0 0 161 104 14 7 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0
Grade 11 247 0 0 157 88 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Grade 12 42 0 0 4 16 13 6 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0
O' level 18,140 0 6 5,655 8,489 2,814 833 225 55 22 17 6 5 13 0
A' level 738 0 1 75 427 142 59 18 9 4 1 2 0 0 0
Diploma 981 0 1 27 308 299 173 86 46 20 13 2 3 3 0
First degree 204 0 0 0 29 58 48 18 27 14 5 3 1 1 0
Masters degree and above 78 0 0 0 5 11 17 12 16 8 3 5 0 1 0
Certificate / sanadhu 9,486 1,145 288 403 1,017 1,351 1,483 1,159 784 562 335 283 267 408 1
Basic literacy certificate 4,813 0 2 150 311 350 368 575 779 752 466 315 312 432 1
Literate (no standard) 27,914 139 108 217 361 664 1,758 3,189 4,152 4,178 2,540 1,876 2,014 6,691 27
Not stated 4,004 185 155 177 137 125 136 132 167 189 123 114 193 1,030 1,141
Male 87,697 9,371 13,940 12,698 9,532 6,861 5,933 5,399 5,097 4,665 2,732 2,059 2,100 6,429 881
No grade1  1,769 1,759 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Primary 1-7 42,517 6,827 12,814 4,225 2,903 3,025 2,874 2,517 2,012 1,694 870 688 628 1,439 1
Grade 1 2,879 2,264 20 27 5 9 26 50 65 77 43 39 51 203 0
Grade 2 3,444 2,335 108 21 15 29 70 93 133 160 95 75 76 234 0
Grade 3 5,687 2,079 726 34 43 86 198 372 481 467 280 230 234 456 1
Grade 4 4,080 126 2,528 66 111 138 199 181 192 176 78 66 67 152 0
Grade 5 7,179 22 3,200 189 347 521 689 683 472 392 180 144 116 224 0
Grade 6 6,687 1 3,783 877 507 556 370 237 152 98 30 26 20 30 0
Grade 7 12,561 0 2,449 3,011 1,875 1,686 1,322 901 517 324 164 108 64 140 0
Secondary 8-10 9,087 0 804 5,223 1,203 833 523 270 116 66 21 13 6 9 0
Grade 8 5,182 0 767 2,798 524 471 299 168 74 48 16 9 3 5 0
Grade 9 3,106 0 35 2,041 450 273 176 73 35 13 5 3 1 1 0
Grade 10 799 0 2 384 229 89 48 29 7 5 0 1 2 3 0
Higher secondary 11-12 193 0 0 94 81 10 6 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0
Grade 11 163 0 0 92 69 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Grade 12 30 0 0 2 12 9 5 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0
O' level 8,595 0 2 2,513 3,880 1,388 543 171 45 19 15 6 5 8 0
A' level 489 0 0 42 263 108 49 14 7 4 1 1 0 0 0
Diploma 642 0 0 17 157 195 125 68 41 19 12 2 3 3 0
First degree 158 0 0 0 20 40 36 13 25 14 5 3 1 1 0
Masters degree and above 62 0 0 0 3 6 13 8 15 8 3 5 0 1 0
Certificate / sanadhu 5,969 607 165 261 619 749 849 722 545 430 254 218 213 336 1
Basic literacy certificate 1,959 0 2 103 167 163 135 159 267 270 193 110 135 255 0
Literate (no standard) 13,891 77 57 122 168 288 718 1,389 1,922 2,045 1,292 966 1,024 3,811 12
Not stated 2,366 101 86 98 68 56 62 68 101 96 66 46 85 566 867
Female 84,616 8,823 12,977 11,550 9,742 7,544 6,565 6,159 5,245 4,510 2,603 1,937 1,946 4,725 290
No grade1  1,684 1,678 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Primary 1-7 42,649 6,461 11,719 2,860 3,034 4,164 3,950 3,294 2,158 1,658 936 684 611 1,120 0
Grade 1 2,936 2,185 23 12 22 35 52 62 86 84 63 59 71 182 0
Grade 2 3,445 2,170 62 16 22 34 123 165 186 195 120 81 108 163 0
Grade 3 5,921 1,942 563 21 36 113 359 625 586 523 333 250 203 367 0
Grade 4 4,377 143 2,355 40 77 203 338 365 274 220 95 82 69 116 0
Grade 5 7,561 20 2,805 99 320 772 1,087 954 536 385 196 131 92 164 0
Grade 6 6,291 1 3,335 454 547 859 514 307 129 59 33 15 21 17 0
Grade 7 12,118 0 2,576 2,218 2,010 2,148 1,477 816 361 192 96 66 47 111 0
Secondary 8-10 7,960 0 1,003 5,075 946 555 269 63 20 7 5 4 6 7 0
Grade 8 4,370 0 956 2,531 359 291 154 40 15 5 3 4 5 7 0
Grade 9 2,792 0 46 2,154 319 168 84 15 5 0 1 0 0 0 0
Grade 10 798 0 1 390 268 96 31 8 0 2 1 0 1 0 0
Higher secondary 11-12 96 0 0 67 23 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Grade 11 84 0 0 65 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Grade 12 12 0 0 2 4 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
O' level 9,545 0 4 3,142 4,609 1,426 290 54 10 3 2 0 0 5 0
A' level 249 0 1 33 164 34 10 4 2 0 0 1 0 0 0
Diploma 339 0 1 10 151 104 48 18 5 1 1 0 0 0 0
First degree 46 0 0 0 9 18 12 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
Masters degree and above 16 0 0 0 2 5 4 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Certificate / sanadhu 3,517 538 123 142 398 602 634 437 239 132 81 65 54 72 0
Basic literacy certificate 2,854 0 0 47 144 187 233 416 512 482 273 205 177 177 1
Literate (no standard) 14,023 62 51 95 193 376 1,040 1,800 2,230 2,133 1,248 910 990 2,880 15
Not stated 1,638 84 69 79 69 69 74 64 66 93 57 68 108 464 274
Note: 1 No grade is classified as pre-school
                               
MINISTRY OF PLANNING AND NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT