Bangladesh vs Maldives: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Bangladesh
0.2336 modelled data
in 2025
Maldives
0.24 modelled data
in 2025
Bangladesh rank
196th
Maldives rank
195th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Bangladesh
- Maldives
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 0.24 modelled data against 0.2336 modelled data in Bangladesh, a difference of 0.0064 modelled data.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Bangladesh ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 196th and Maldives ranks 195th of 205 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 2 and Maldives in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.722 modelled data | 0.5461 modelled data | 0.1759 modelled data | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 0.6422 modelled data | 0.6052 modelled data | 0.0371 modelled data | Bangladesh |
| 2020s | 0.3448 modelled data | 0.4181 modelled data | 0.0733 modelled data | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, Bangladesh or Maldives?
- Maldives, at 0.24 modelled data against 0.2336 modelled data in Bangladesh as of 2025.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Bangladesh and Maldives?
- 0.0064 modelled data, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Maldives?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Bangladesh and Maldives rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Bangladesh ranks 196th and Maldives ranks 195th of 205 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (modelled data). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release