Maldives vs Spain: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Maldives
2.4%
in 2025
Spain
2.3%
in 2025
Maldives rank
138th
Spain rank
140th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Maldives
- Spain
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 2.4% against 2.3% in Spain, a difference of 0.1%.
Across all 26 years both countries report, Maldives has been ahead every year.
Maldives ranks 138th and Spain ranks 140th of 206 countries.
Maldives has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.3% | 1.4% | 6.9% | Maldives |
| 2010s | 11.8% | 1.1% | 10.6% | Maldives |
| 2020s | 4.5% | 2.3% | 2.2% | 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, Maldives or Spain?
- Maldives, at 2.4% against 2.3% in Spain as of 2025.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Maldives and Spain?
- 0.1%, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Spain?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Maldives and Spain rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Maldives ranks 138th and Spain ranks 140th 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, female (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