Maldives vs Timor-Leste: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female
Maldives
14.8%
in 2025
Timor-Leste
16.0%
in 2025
Maldives rank
106th
Timor-Leste rank
103rd
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female over time
- Maldives
- Timor-Leste
How they compare
Timor-Leste currently reports 16.0% against 14.8% in Maldives, a difference of 1.2%.
That makes Timor-Leste's figure about 1.1 times Maldives's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Timor-Leste ahead.
Maldives ranks 106th and Timor-Leste ranks 103rd of 206 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Maldives averaged higher in 2 and Timor-Leste in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | Timor-Leste | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 36.5% | 43.7% | 7.2% | Timor-Leste |
| 2010s | 41.6% | 27.0% | 14.6% | Maldives |
| 2020s | 26.3% | 17.9% | 8.4% | 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, female, Maldives or Timor-Leste?
- Timor-Leste, at 16.0% against 14.8% in Maldives as of 2025.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female between Maldives and Timor-Leste?
- 1.2%, with Timor-Leste ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Timor-Leste?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Maldives and Timor-Leste rank globally for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female?
- Maldives ranks 106th and Timor-Leste ranks 103rd of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for youth of upper 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