Maldives vs SDG: Australia and New Zealand: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes
Maldives
42.9%
in 2024
SDG: Australia and New Zealand
1.5%
in 2025
Maldives rank
40th
SDG: Australia and New Zealand rank
39th
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes over time
- Maldives
- SDG: Australia and New Zealand
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 42.9% against 1.5% in SDG: Australia and New Zealand, a difference of 41.4%.
That makes Maldives's figure about 28.6 times SDG: Australia and New Zealand's.
Across all 16 years both countries report, Maldives has been ahead every year.
Maldives ranks 40th and SDG: Australia and New Zealand ranks 39th of 184 countries.
Maldives has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | SDG: Australia and New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 36.7% | 13.6% | 23.2% | Maldives |
| 2010s | 53.4% | 3.7% | 49.6% | Maldives |
| 2020s | 34.5% | 1.9% | 32.6% | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes, Maldives or SDG: Australia and New Zealand?
- Maldives, at 42.9% against 1.5% in SDG: Australia and New Zealand as of 2024.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes between Maldives and SDG: Australia and New Zealand?
- 41.4%, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and SDG: Australia and New Zealand?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Maldives and SDG: Australia and New Zealand rank globally for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes?
- Maldives ranks 40th and SDG: Australia and New Zealand ranks 39th of 184 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for youth of upper 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