Bhutan vs Maldives: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Bhutan
0.2697 modelled data
in 2025
Maldives
0.24 modelled data
in 2025
Bhutan rank
193rd
Maldives rank
195th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Bhutan
- Maldives
How they compare
Bhutan currently reports 0.2697 modelled data against 0.24 modelled data in Maldives, a difference of 0.0297 modelled data.
That makes Bhutan's figure about 1.1 times Maldives's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Bhutan ahead.
Bhutan ranks 193rd and Maldives ranks 195th of 205 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 1 and Maldives in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9049 modelled data | 0.5461 modelled data | 0.3588 modelled data | Bhutan |
| 2010s | 0.3807 modelled data | 0.6052 modelled data | 0.2244 modelled data | Maldives |
| 2020s | 0.3338 modelled data | 0.4181 modelled data | 0.0843 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, Bhutan or Maldives?
- Bhutan, at 0.2697 modelled data against 0.24 modelled data in Maldives as of 2025.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Bhutan and Maldives?
- 0.0297 modelled data, with Bhutan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Maldives?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Bhutan and Maldives rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Bhutan ranks 193rd 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