Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male in Maldives
Maldives: Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male was 4,224 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male in Maldives, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male in Maldives is 4,224, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is down 22.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male in Maldives peaked at 7,070 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 4,224, in 2024.
Maldives ranks 127th of 175 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male in Maldives, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 5,177 | — |
| 2000 | 4,779 | -7.7% |
| 2002 | 4,803 | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 7,070 | +47.2% |
| 2012 | 6,448 | -8.8% |
| 2013 | 6,782 | +5.2% |
| 2014 | 5,416 | -20.1% |
| 2015 | 5,665 | +4.6% |
| 2016 | 6,770 | +19.5% |
| 2017 | 6,268 | -7.4% |
| 2018 | 6,397 | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 6,284 | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 4,224 | -32.8% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 4,224 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 27,150, 16% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 4,224 is below the median for South Asia, which is 250,326, 2% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5,177 | 5,177 | 5,177 | 1 |
| 2000s | 4,791 | 4,779 | 4,803 | 2 |
| 2010s | 6,344 | 5,416 | 7,070 | 9 |
| 2020s | 4,224 | 4,224 | 4,224 | 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 out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male in Maldives?
- Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male in Maldives was 4,224 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 7,070 in 2011.
- What is the lowest out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,224 in 2024.
- How does Maldives rank for out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male?
- Maldives ranks 127th out of 175 countries with data for 2024.
- Is out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 13 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release