Children out of school, primary, male in Maldives

Maldives: Children out of school, primary, male was 2,709 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
2,709
Change on year
up 16.4%
World rank
127th
of 177 countries
All-time high
2,709
in 2023
All-time low
1,921
in 1999
Years of data
9
1997–2023

Children out of school, primary, male in Maldives, 1997–2023

01.0k2.0k3.0k1997201020231997: 2.2k1999: 1.9k2008: 2.4k2010: 2.3k2011: 2.0k2012: 2.1k2013: 2.4k2022: 2.3k2023: 2.7k

Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).

Analysis

Maldives recorded 2,709 for children out of school, primary, male in 2023. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.

That represents a change of up 16.4% on the previous year and up 13.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, children out of school, primary, male in Maldives peaked at 2,709 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1,921, in 1999.

That places Maldives 127th out of 177 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

Children out of school, primary, male in Maldives, year by year

Annual values for Children out of school, primary, male in Maldives, 1997 to 2023.
Year Value Change
1997 2,229
1999 1,921 -13.8%
2008 2,364 +23.1%
2010 2,263 -4.3%
2011 2,040 -9.9%
2012 2,118 +3.8%
2013 2,381 +12.4%
2022 2,328 -2.2%
2023 2,709 +16.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2,075 1,921 2,229 2
2000s 2,364 2,364 2,364 1
2010s 2,200 2,040 2,381 4
2020s 2,518 2,328 2,709 2

Countries ranked near Maldives

  1. 124 Finland 3,315 compare
  2. 125 Norway 3,126 compare
  3. 126 Eswatini 2,865 compare
  4. 128 Belize 2,636 compare
  5. 129 Austria 2,601 compare
  6. 130 Hong Kong 2,452 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is children out of school, primary, male in Maldives?
Children out of school, primary, male in Maldives was 2,709 in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
What is the highest children out of school, primary, male recorded in Maldives?
The highest recorded value was 2,709 in 2023.
What is the lowest children out of school, primary, male recorded in Maldives?
The lowest recorded value was 1,921 in 1999.
How does Maldives rank for children out of school, primary, male?
Maldives ranks 127th out of 177 countries with data for 2023.
Is children out of school, primary, male rising or falling in Maldives?
Over the last ten years it is up 13.8%. 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 Children out of school, primary, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Children out of school, primary, male
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
182 places, 3,680 data points, 1970–2025
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Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.