Out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes in Maldives
Maldives: Out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes was 417.76 in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
417.76
Change on year
down 86.5%
World rank
174th
of 204 countries
All-time high
3,089
in 2023
All-time low
417.76
in 2024
Years of data
25
1997–2024
Out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes in Maldives, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 417.76 for out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes 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, out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes in Maldives peaked at 3,089 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 417.76, in 2024.
Maldives ranks 174th of 204 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes 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% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 417.76 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 21,296, 2% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 417.76 is below the median for South Asia, which is 78,056, 1% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
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 |
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 children of primary school age, both sexes in Maldives?
- Out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes in Maldives was 417.76 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 3,089 in 2023.
- What is the lowest out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 417.76 in 2024.
- How does Maldives rank for out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes?
- Maldives ranks 174th out of 204 countries with data for 2024.
- Is out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes 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 UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release