| Provision | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 |
| Republic | ||||||||||
| Total | 68095 | 73642 | 78639 | 83855 | 87878 | 90597 | 93375 | 97323 | 101081 | 105356 |
| Government Schools | 27843 | 32475 | 35138 | 36693 | 39032 | 40935 | 43757 | 46352 | 49721 | 53413 |
| Community Schools | 32680 | 33779 | 35486 | 38662 | 39565 | 40153 | 41295 | 42159 | 42524 | 42352 |
| Private Schools | 7572 | 7388 | 8015 | 8500 | 9281 | 9509 | 8323 | 8812 | 8836 | 9591 |
| Male' | ||||||||||
| Total | 22068 | 22802 | 23177 | 23500 | 24570 | 25641 | 26190 | 27057 | 27714 | 28547 |
| Government Schools | 11945 | 12568 | 12962 | 13226 | 13255 | 13567 | 14124 | 14588 | 15167 | 15820 |
| Community Schools | 5507 | 6014 | 5838 | 5810 | 6368 | 7418 | 7875 | 8348 | 8382 | 8326 |
| Private Schools | 4616 | 4220 | 4377 | 4464 | 4947 | 4656 | 4191 | 4121 | 4165 | 4401 |
| Atolls | ||||||||||
| Total | 46027 | 50840 | 55462 | 60355 | 63308 | 64956 | 67185 | 70266 | 73367 | 76809 |
| Government Schools | 15898 | 19907 | 22176 | 23467 | 25777 | 27368 | 29633 | 31764 | 34554 | 37593 |
| Community Schools | 27173 | 27765 | 29648 | 32852 | 33197 | 32735 | 33420 | 33811 | 34142 | 34026 |
| Private Schools | 2956 | 3168 | 3638 | 4036 | 4334 | 4853 | 4132 | 4691 | 4671 | 5190 |
By E-SECTION - MINISTRY OF EDUCATION