Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Maldives
Maldives: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male was 10.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Maldives, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Maldives stood at 10.1%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Maldives peaked at 25.1% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 9.3%, in 2014.
Maldives ranks 69th of 162 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Maldives, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 15.3% | — |
| 2000 | 11.6% | -23.8% |
| 2001 | 11.7% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 13.0% | +10.8% |
| 2011 | 13.8% | +6.4% |
| 2012 | 10.9% | -21.2% |
| 2013 | 17.1% | +57.1% |
| 2014 | 9.3% | -45.6% |
| 2015 | 17.1% | +83.4% |
| 2016 | 25.1% | +46.7% |
| 2017 | 17.0% | -32.1% |
| 2018 | 17.2% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 18.6% | +8.2% |
| 2024 | 10.1% | -45.4% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 10.1% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7.9%, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 10.1% is below the median for South Asia, which is 12.6%, 81% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.3% | 15.3% | 15.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 12.1% | 11.6% | 13.0% | 3 |
| 2010s | 16.2% | 9.3% | 25.1% | 9 |
| 2020s | 10.1% | 10.1% | 10.1% | 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 of lower secondary school age, male in Maldives?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Maldives was 10.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 25.1% in 2016.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.3% in 2014.
- How does Maldives rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male?
- Maldives ranks 69th out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.8%. 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 of lower secondary school age, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release