Maldives vs Tonga: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Maldives
6.5%
in 2025
Tonga
6.0%
in 2025
Maldives rank
97th
Tonga rank
100th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Maldives
- Tonga
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 6.5% against 6.0% in Tonga, a difference of 0.5%.
That makes Maldives's figure about 1.1 times Tonga's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Maldives ahead.
Maldives ranks 97th and Tonga 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 | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.1% | 3.5% | 8.6% | Maldives |
| 2010s | 15.9% | 5.4% | 10.6% | Maldives |
| 2020s | 7.7% | 6.3% | 1.4% | 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 Tonga?
- Maldives, at 6.5% against 6.0% in Tonga as of 2025.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Maldives and Tonga?
- 0.5%, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Tonga?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Maldives and Tonga rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Maldives ranks 97th and Tonga 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