Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Maldives
Maldives: Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary was 0.5869 GPIA in 2013. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Maldives, 1999–2013
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 0.5869 GPIA for out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in 2013. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Maldives peaked at 0.5869 GPIA in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.4808 GPIA, in 2000.
That places Maldives 152nd out of 171 countries with data for 2013, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Maldives, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.5485 GPIA | — |
| 2000 | 0.4808 GPIA | -12.3% |
| 2002 | 0.5108 GPIA | +6.2% |
| 2012 | 0.5787 GPIA | +13.3% |
| 2013 | 0.5869 GPIA | +1.4% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 0.5869 GPIA is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.8623 GPIA, 68% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 0.5869 GPIA is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.7108 GPIA, 83% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5485 GPIA | 0.5485 GPIA | 0.5485 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.4958 GPIA | 0.4808 GPIA | 0.5108 GPIA | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.5828 GPIA | 0.5787 GPIA | 0.5869 GPIA | 2 |
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 children, adolescents and youth of primary in Maldives?
- Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Maldives was 0.5869 GPIA in 2013, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5869 GPIA in 2013.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4808 GPIA in 2000.
- How does Maldives rank for out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary?
- Maldives ranks 152nd out of 171 countries with data for 2013.
- Is out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.9%. 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 children, adolescents and youth of primary, lower secondary 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