Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Maldives
Maldives: Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper was 20.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Maldives, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Maldives stood at 20.6%.
That represents a change of down 21.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Maldives peaked at 29.4% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 15.5%, in 2000.
That places Maldives 49th out of 175 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Maldives, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 19.4% | — |
| 2000 | 15.5% | -20.2% |
| 2002 | 15.7% | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 18.5% | +17.6% |
| 2012 | 23.8% | +28.8% |
| 2013 | 28.5% | +19.5% |
| 2014 | 26.4% | -7.3% |
| 2015 | 28.4% | +7.4% |
| 2016 | 29.4% | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 21.9% | -25.6% |
| 2018 | 24.7% | +12.8% |
| 2019 | 25.4% | +3.1% |
| 2024 | 20.6% | -18.9% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 20.6% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 12.8%, 1.6× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 20.6% is above the median for South Asia, which is 16.9%, 1.2× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.4% | 19.4% | 19.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 15.6% | 15.5% | 15.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 25.2% | 18.5% | 29.4% | 9 |
| 2020s | 20.6% | 20.6% | 20.6% | 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 rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Maldives?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Maldives was 20.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 29.4% in 2016.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.5% in 2000.
- How does Maldives rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper?
- Maldives ranks 49th out of 175 countries with data for 2024.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.9%. 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 rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release