China vs Maldives: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
China
6.7%
in 2025
Maldives
6.5%
in 2025
China rank
96th
Maldives rank
97th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- China
- Maldives
How they compare
China currently reports 6.7% against 6.5% in Maldives, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was China ahead.
China ranks 96th and Maldives ranks 97th of 206 countries.
Maldives has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.0% | 12.1% | 4.1% | Maldives |
| 2010s | 4.9% | 15.9% | 11.0% | Maldives |
| 2020s | 6.6% | 7.7% | 1.2% | 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, China or Maldives?
- China, at 6.7% against 6.5% in Maldives as of 2025.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between China and Maldives?
- 0.2%, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Maldives?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do China and Maldives rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- China ranks 96th and Maldives ranks 97th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes (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