Iceland vs Maldives: Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower
Iceland
1.8%
in 2023
Maldives
1.9%
in 2019
Iceland rank
127th
Maldives rank
125th
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower over time
- Iceland
- Maldives
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 1.9% against 1.8% in Iceland, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Maldives's figure about 1.1 times Iceland's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 8 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Maldives ahead.
Iceland ranks 127th and Maldives ranks 125th of 169 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 1 and Maldives in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.5% | 2.6% | 1.1% | Maldives |
| 2000s | 1.4% | 1.4% | 0.1% | Iceland |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 3.2% | 2.1% | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower, Iceland or Maldives?
- Maldives, at 1.9% against 1.8% in Iceland as of 2019.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower between Iceland and Maldives?
- 0.1%, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Maldives?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2019.
- How do Iceland and Maldives rank globally for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?
- Iceland ranks 127th and Maldives ranks 125th of 169 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and 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