Children out of school, primary in Maldives
Maldives: Children out of school, primary was 417.76 in 2024. ▬ Flat
Children out of school, primary in Maldives, 1997–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for children out of school, primary in Maldives is 417.76, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 86.5% on the previous year and down 78.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children out of school, primary in Maldives peaked at 3,089 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 417.76, in 2024.
That places Maldives 173rd out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Children out of school, primary in Maldives, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 2,901 | — |
| 1999 | 1,994 | -31.3% |
| 2000 | 1,835 | -8.0% |
| 2001 | 1,902 | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 1,963 | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 1,893 | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 2,146 | +13.4% |
| 2006 | 2,103 | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 2,521 | +19.9% |
| 2008 | 2,420 | -4.0% |
| 2009 | 1,907 | -21.2% |
| 2010 | 2,563 | +34.4% |
| 2011 | 2,155 | -15.9% |
| 2012 | 2,488 | +15.4% |
| 2013 | 2,629 | +5.7% |
| 2014 | 1,955 | -25.6% |
| 2015 | 2,054 | +5.1% |
| 2016 | 2,550 | +24.1% |
| 2017 | 2,322 | -8.9% |
| 2018 | 2,381 | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 2,263 | -4.9% |
| 2020 | 2,392 | +5.7% |
| 2022 | 2,494 | +4.2% |
| 2023 | 3,089 | +23.9% |
| 2024 | 417.76 | -86.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,448 | 1,994 | 2,901 | 2 |
| 2000s | 2,077 | 1,835 | 2,521 | 9 |
| 2010s | 2,336 | 1,955 | 2,629 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,098 | 417.76 | 3,089 | 4 |
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More education data for Maldives
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 98.19 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.05 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children out of school, primary in Maldives?
- Children out of school, primary in Maldives was 417.76 in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest children out of school, primary recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 3,089 in 2023.
- What is the lowest children out of school, primary recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 417.76 in 2024.
- How does Maldives rank for children out of school, primary?
- Maldives ranks 173rd out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children out of school, primary rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 78.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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. 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.