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 19.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Maldives, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 19.2% for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in 2024.
That represents a change of up 58.3% on the previous year and down 34.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Maldives peaked at 35.2% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 9.2%, in 2022.
That places Maldives 58th out of 179 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Maldives, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 23.2% | — |
| 2000 | 19.7% | -15.1% |
| 2002 | 19.1% | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 26.7% | +39.8% |
| 2011 | 26.9% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 28.7% | +6.9% |
| 2013 | 33.0% | +15.1% |
| 2014 | 29.1% | -11.8% |
| 2015 | 31.4% | +7.9% |
| 2016 | 35.2% | +11.9% |
| 2017 | 30.4% | -13.5% |
| 2018 | 32.5% | +6.8% |
| 2019 | 32.8% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 20.3% | -38.1% |
| 2022 | 9.2% | -54.7% |
| 2023 | 12.1% | +32.0% |
| 2024 | 19.2% | +58.3% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 19.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 13.6%, 1.4× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 19.2% is above the median for South Asia, which is 16.7%, 1.2× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23.2% | 23.2% | 23.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 19.4% | 19.1% | 19.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 30.7% | 26.7% | 35.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.2% | 9.2% | 20.3% | 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 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 19.2% 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 35.2% 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 9.2% in 2022.
- How does Maldives rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper?
- Maldives ranks 58th out of 179 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 34.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release