Adolescents out of school, female in Maldives
Maldives: Adolescents out of school, female was 8.7% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Adolescents out of school, female in Maldives, 1999–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of female lower secondary school age.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 8.7% for adolescents out of school, female in 2024.
That represents a change of down 33.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adolescents out of school, female in Maldives peaked at 19.9% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 1.2%, in 2011.
That places Maldives 67th out of 160 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Adolescents out of school, female in Maldives, year by year
| Year | % of female lower secondary school age | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 8.4% | — |
| 2000 | 3.7% | -55.3% |
| 2001 | 2.8% | -24.4% |
| 2002 | 6.7% | +136.4% |
| 2011 | 1.2% | -82.1% |
| 2012 | 8.6% | +620.1% |
| 2013 | 15.8% | +83.3% |
| 2014 | 13.0% | -17.8% |
| 2015 | 17.2% | +32.4% |
| 2016 | 19.9% | +15.6% |
| 2017 | 10.2% | -48.6% |
| 2018 | 10.3% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 11.5% | +11.1% |
| 2024 | 8.7% | -24.7% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 8.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7.9%, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 8.7% is above the median for South Asia, which is 7.2%, 1.2× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Adolescents out of school, female in Maldives changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +620.1% | 1.2% | 8.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.4% | 8.4% | 8.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 4.4% | 2.8% | 6.7% | 3 |
| 2010s | 12.0% | 1.2% | 19.9% | 9 |
| 2020s | 8.7% | 8.7% | 8.7% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 64 South Africa 8.8% compare
- 65 Botswana 8.8% compare
- 66 Azerbaijan 8.8% compare
- 68 Eswatini 8.5% compare
- 69 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 8.5% compare
- 70 Macau, China 8.3% compare
More education data for Maldives
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3,474 (2022)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 0 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 8,838 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4,920 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 33,002 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 44,013 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -3.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0834 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adolescents out of school, female in Maldives?
- Adolescents out of school, female in Maldives was 8.7% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest adolescents out of school, female recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 19.9% in 2016.
- What is the lowest adolescents out of school, female recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2% in 2011.
- How does Maldives rank for adolescents out of school, female?
- Maldives ranks 67th out of 160 countries with data for 2024.
- Is adolescents out of school, female rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Adolescents out of school, female (% of female lower secondary school age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Adolescents out of school are the percentage of lower secondary school age adolescents who are not enrolled in school.