Adolescents out of school, male in Maldives
Maldives: Adolescents out of school, male was 10.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Adolescents out of school, male in Maldives, 1999–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of male lower secondary school age.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adolescents out of school, male in Maldives is 10.1%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adolescents out of school, male in Maldives peaked at 25.1% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 9.3%, in 2014.
That places Maldives 68th out of 160 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Adolescents out of school, male in Maldives, year by year
| Year | % of male lower secondary school age | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 15.3% | — |
| 2000 | 11.6% | -23.8% |
| 2001 | 11.7% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 13.0% | +10.8% |
| 2011 | 13.8% | +6.4% |
| 2012 | 10.9% | -21.2% |
| 2013 | 17.1% | +57.1% |
| 2014 | 9.3% | -45.6% |
| 2015 | 17.1% | +83.4% |
| 2016 | 25.1% | +46.7% |
| 2017 | 17.0% | -32.1% |
| 2018 | 17.2% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 18.6% | +8.2% |
| 2024 | 10.1% | -45.4% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 10.1% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7.9%, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 10.1% is below the median for South Asia, which is 12.6%, 81% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.3% | 15.3% | 15.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 12.1% | 11.6% | 13.0% | 3 |
| 2010s | 16.2% | 9.3% | 25.1% | 9 |
| 2020s | 10.1% | 10.1% | 10.1% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
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, male in Maldives?
- Adolescents out of school, male in Maldives was 10.1% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest adolescents out of school, male recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 25.1% in 2016.
- What is the lowest adolescents out of school, male recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.3% in 2014.
- How does Maldives rank for adolescents out of school, male?
- Maldives ranks 68th out of 160 countries with data for 2024.
- Is adolescents out of school, male rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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, male (% of male 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.