Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Maldives
Maldives: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age was 6.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Maldives, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 6.5% for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in 2025.
The figure is up 3.2% on the previous year and down 61.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Maldives peaked at 17.8% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 6.2%, in 2023.
That places Maldives 97th out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Maldives, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9.4% | — |
| 2001 | 10.0% | +6.4% |
| 2002 | 11.0% | +10.0% |
| 2003 | 11.9% | +8.2% |
| 2004 | 12.1% | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 12.0% | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 11.9% | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 12.7% | +6.7% |
| 2008 | 14.3% | +12.6% |
| 2009 | 15.9% | +11.2% |
| 2010 | 16.6% | +4.4% |
| 2011 | 16.3% | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 15.1% | -7.4% |
| 2013 | 15.0% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 15.7% | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 16.9% | +7.6% |
| 2016 | 17.8% | +5.3% |
| 2017 | 17.0% | -4.5% |
| 2018 | 15.5% | -8.8% |
| 2019 | 13.6% | -12.3% |
| 2020 | 11.4% | -16.2% |
| 2021 | 9.0% | -21.1% |
| 2022 | 7.0% | -22.2% |
| 2023 | 6.2% | -11.4% |
| 2024 | 6.3% | +1.6% |
| 2025 | 6.5% | +3.2% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 6.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.3%, 1.2× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 6.5% is below the median for South Asia, which is 7.6%, 86% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.1% | 9.4% | 15.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.9% | 13.6% | 17.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.7% | 6.2% | 11.4% | 6 |
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 of lower secondary school age in Maldives?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Maldives was 6.5% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 17.8% in 2016.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.2% in 2023.
- How does Maldives rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Maldives ranks 97th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 61.5%. 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 of lower secondary school age, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release