Bhutan vs Maldives: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Bhutan
10.1%
in 2024
Maldives
9.5%
in 2024
Bhutan rank
67th
Maldives rank
70th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Bhutan
- Maldives
How they compare
Bhutan currently reports 10.1% against 9.5% in Maldives, a difference of 0.6%.
That makes Bhutan's figure about 1.1 times Maldives's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 14 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Bhutan ahead.
Bhutan ranks 67th and Maldives ranks 70th of 183 countries.
Bhutan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 49.3% | 12.0% | 37.3% | Bhutan |
| 2000s | 46.3% | 7.7% | 38.6% | Bhutan |
| 2010s | 16.6% | 13.6% | 3.0% | Bhutan |
| 2020s | 11.1% | 6.2% | 4.9% | Bhutan |
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 10.1% against 9.5% in Maldives as of 2024.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Bhutan and Maldives?
- 0.6%, with Bhutan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Maldives?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2024.
- How do Bhutan and Maldives rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Bhutan ranks 67th and Maldives ranks 70th of 183 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 (%). 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