Macao vs Maldives: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Macao
8.3%
in 2024
Maldives
8.7%
in 2024
Macao rank
71st
Maldives rank
68th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Macao
- Maldives
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 8.7% against 8.3% in Macao, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Macao ahead.
Macao ranks 71st and Maldives ranks 68th of 162 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Macao averaged higher in 1 and Maldives in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Macao | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.3% | 4.8% | 4.5% | Macao |
| 2010s | 8.9% | 12.0% | 3.1% | Maldives |
| 2020s | 8.3% | 8.7% | 0.4% | 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, Macao or Maldives?
- Maldives, at 8.7% against 8.3% in Macao as of 2024.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Macao and Maldives?
- 0.4%, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Macao and Maldives?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.
- How do Macao and Maldives rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Macao ranks 71st and Maldives ranks 68th of 162 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 (%). 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