Children out of school, primary, female in Maldives
Maldives: Children out of school, primary, female was 380 in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Children out of school, primary, female in Maldives, 1997–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
Maldives recorded 380 for children out of school, primary, female in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 128.9% on the previous year and up 53.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children out of school, primary, female in Maldives peaked at 672 in 1997 and was at its lowest, 40, in 2011.
That places Maldives 160th out of 177 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Children out of school, primary, female in Maldives, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 672 | — |
| 1999 | 73 | -89.1% |
| 2008 | 56 | -23.3% |
| 2010 | 300 | +435.7% |
| 2011 | 40 | -86.7% |
| 2012 | 370 | +825.0% |
| 2013 | 248 | -33.0% |
| 2022 | 166 | -33.1% |
| 2023 | 380 | +128.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 372.5 | 73 | 672 | 2 |
| 2000s | 56 | 56 | 56 | 1 |
| 2010s | 239.5 | 40 | 370 | 4 |
| 2020s | 273 | 166 | 380 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 157 Samoa 509 compare
- 158 Vanuatu 495 compare
- 159 Saint Lucia 466 compare
- 161 Malta 358 compare
- 162 Switzerland 352 compare
- 163 Montenegro 339 compare
More education data for Maldives
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4,001 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 690.42 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 10,644 (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5,988 (2022)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children out of school, primary, female in Maldives?
- Children out of school, primary, female in Maldives was 380 in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest children out of school, primary, female recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 672 in 1997.
- What is the lowest children out of school, primary, female recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 40 in 2011.
- How does Maldives rank for children out of school, primary, female?
- Maldives ranks 160th out of 177 countries with data for 2023.
- Is children out of school, primary, female rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 53.2%. 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 Children out of school, primary, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.