Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Maldives
Maldives: Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower was 4.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Maldives, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Maldives is 4.5%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of down 22.8% on the previous year and down 33.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Maldives peaked at 10.5% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 4.5%, in 2024.
Maldives ranks 102nd of 181 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Maldives, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 5.9% | — |
| 2000 | 4.6% | -22.3% |
| 2001 | 4.6% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 5.5% | +20.1% |
| 2010 | 6.3% | +13.1% |
| 2011 | 6.3% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 7.5% | +18.1% |
| 2013 | 9.8% | +30.8% |
| 2014 | 6.7% | -31.7% |
| 2015 | 8.4% | +25.6% |
| 2016 | 10.5% | +24.9% |
| 2017 | 7.4% | -29.5% |
| 2018 | 7.3% | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 7.2% | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 4.7% | -34.4% |
| 2022 | 5.2% | +9.5% |
| 2023 | 5.8% | +11.7% |
| 2024 | 4.5% | -22.8% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 4.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.0%, 88% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 4.5% is below the median for South Asia, which is 6.7%, 66% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.9% | 5.9% | 5.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 4.9% | 4.6% | 5.5% | 3 |
| 2010s | 7.7% | 6.3% | 10.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.0% | 4.5% | 5.8% | 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 children and adolescents of primary and lower in Maldives?
- Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Maldives was 4.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 10.5% in 2016.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.5% in 2024.
- How does Maldives rank for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?
- Maldives ranks 102nd out of 181 countries with data for 2024.
- Is out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.4%. 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 and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release