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 1.13 GPIA 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 GPIA.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 1.13 GPIA for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in 2024. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 34.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Maldives peaked at 1.13 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.554 GPIA, in 2011.
That places Maldives 27th out of 175 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
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 | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.7251 GPIA | — |
| 2000 | 0.6566 GPIA | -9.5% |
| 2002 | 0.7091 GPIA | +8.0% |
| 2011 | 0.554 GPIA | -21.9% |
| 2012 | 0.7317 GPIA | +32.1% |
| 2013 | 0.7758 GPIA | +6.0% |
| 2014 | 0.8411 GPIA | +8.4% |
| 2015 | 0.835 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.7395 GPIA | -11.4% |
| 2017 | 0.5903 GPIA | -20.2% |
| 2018 | 0.6389 GPIA | +8.2% |
| 2019 | 0.6575 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 2024 | 1.13 GPIA | +71.6% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 1.13 GPIA is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.8418 GPIA, 1.3× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 1.13 GPIA is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.8716 GPIA, 1.3× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7251 GPIA | 0.7251 GPIA | 0.7251 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.6828 GPIA | 0.6566 GPIA | 0.7091 GPIA | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.7071 GPIA | 0.554 GPIA | 0.8411 GPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 1.13 GPIA | 1.13 GPIA | 1.13 GPIA | 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 1.13 GPIA 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 1.13 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.554 GPIA in 2011.
- How does Maldives rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper?
- Maldives ranks 27th 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 up 34.1%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release