Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in Maldives
Maldives: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted was 0 modelled data in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in Maldives, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in modelled data.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 0 modelled data for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in Maldives peaked at 0.2366 modelled data in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0 modelled data, in 2019.
That places Maldives 196th out of 204 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in Maldives, year by year
| Year | modelled data | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.1795 modelled data | — |
| 2001 | 0.1667 modelled data | -7.1% |
| 2002 | 0.1556 modelled data | -6.7% |
| 2003 | 0.1224 modelled data | -21.3% |
| 2004 | 0.1321 modelled data | +7.9% |
| 2005 | 0.1695 modelled data | +28.3% |
| 2006 | 0.2188 modelled data | +29.1% |
| 2007 | 0.2286 modelled data | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 0.2267 modelled data | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.2179 modelled data | -3.8% |
| 2010 | 0.2195 modelled data | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.2299 modelled data | +4.7% |
| 2012 | 0.2258 modelled data | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 0.2366 modelled data | +4.8% |
| 2014 | 0.2273 modelled data | -3.9% |
| 2015 | 0.2278 modelled data | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.1857 modelled data | -18.5% |
| 2017 | 0.1406 modelled data | -24.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0656 modelled data | -53.4% |
| 2019 | 0 modelled data | -100.0% |
| 2020 | 0 modelled data | — |
| 2021 | 0 modelled data | — |
| 2022 | 0 modelled data | — |
| 2023 | 0 modelled data | — |
| 2024 | 0 modelled data | — |
| 2025 | 0 modelled data | — |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 0 modelled data is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9199 modelled data. (58 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 0 modelled data is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.5914 modelled data. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in Maldives changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | -100.0% | 0.0656 modelled data | 0 modelled data |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1818 modelled data | 0.1224 modelled data | 0.2286 modelled data | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1759 modelled data | 0 modelled data | 0.2366 modelled data | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 modelled data | 0 modelled data | 0 modelled data | 6 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 193 Latvia 0.1875 modelled data compare
- 194 Bermuda 0.1538 modelled data compare
- 195 Montserrat 0.0625 modelled data compare
- 196 Aruba 0 modelled data compare
- 196 Australia 0 modelled data compare
- 196 Brunei Darussalam 0 modelled data
- 196 Cyprus 0 modelled data compare
- 196 Ireland 0 modelled data compare
- 196 Lithuania 0 modelled data compare
- 196 Niue 0 modelled data compare
- 196 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 0 modelled data
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 of primary school age, adjusted in Maldives?
- Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in Maldives was 0 modelled data in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2366 modelled data in 2013.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 modelled data in 2019.
- How does Maldives rank for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted?
- Maldives ranks 196th out of 204 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 of primary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (modelled data). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release