Maldives vs Philippines: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Maldives
10.0%
in 2025
Philippines
10.4%
in 2025
Maldives rank
84th
Philippines rank
81st
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Maldives
- Philippines
How they compare
Philippines currently reports 10.4% against 10.0% in Maldives, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Philippines ahead.
Maldives ranks 84th and Philippines ranks 81st of 206 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Maldives averaged higher in 1 and Philippines in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | Philippines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.3% | 18.9% | 3.6% | Philippines |
| 2010s | 19.4% | 15.3% | 4.1% | Maldives |
| 2020s | 10.5% | 12.0% | 1.6% | Philippines |
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 Philippines?
- Philippines, at 10.4% against 10.0% in Maldives as of 2025.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Maldives and Philippines?
- 0.4%, with Philippines ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Philippines?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Maldives and Philippines rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Maldives ranks 84th and Philippines ranks 81st 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, male (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