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 18.0% 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
Maldives recorded 18.0% for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 42.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Maldives peaked at 39.8% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 18.0%, in 2024.
Maldives ranks 69th 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 rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Maldives, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 26.7% | — |
| 2000 | 23.5% | -11.8% |
| 2002 | 22.2% | -5.8% |
| 2011 | 33.4% | +50.6% |
| 2012 | 32.6% | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 36.7% | +12.7% |
| 2014 | 31.4% | -14.5% |
| 2015 | 34.0% | +8.2% |
| 2016 | 39.8% | +17.0% |
| 2017 | 37.1% | -6.7% |
| 2018 | 38.6% | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 38.7% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 18.0% | -53.5% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 18.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 14.9%, 1.2× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 18.0% is below the median for South Asia, which is 19.8%, 91% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26.7% | 26.7% | 26.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 22.9% | 22.2% | 23.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 35.8% | 31.4% | 39.8% | 9 |
| 2020s | 18.0% | 18.0% | 18.0% | 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 18.0% 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 39.8% 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 18.0% in 2024.
- How does Maldives rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper?
- Maldives ranks 69th 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 42.7%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release