Maldives vs Sri Lanka: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Maldives
6.5%
in 2025
Sri Lanka
6.0%
in 2025
Maldives rank
97th
Sri Lanka rank
100th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Maldives
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 6.5% against 6.0% in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.5%.
That makes Maldives's figure about 1.1 times Sri Lanka's.
Across all 26 years both countries report, Maldives has been ahead every year.
Maldives ranks 97th and Sri Lanka ranks 100th of 206 countries.
Maldives has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.1% | 7.3% | 4.8% | Maldives |
| 2010s | 15.9% | 6.4% | 9.6% | Maldives |
| 2020s | 7.7% | 5.3% | 2.4% | 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, Maldives or Sri Lanka?
- Maldives, at 6.5% against 6.0% in Sri Lanka as of 2025.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Maldives and Sri Lanka?
- 0.5%, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Sri Lanka?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Maldives and Sri Lanka rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Maldives ranks 97th and Sri Lanka ranks 100th 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