Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in Maldives
Maldives: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female was 0.0% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in Maldives, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 0.0% for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female 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, female in Maldives peaked at 2.2% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2019.
That places Maldives 193rd out of 206 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, female in Maldives, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.7% | — |
| 2001 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.6% | -14.3% |
| 2004 | 0.7% | +16.7% |
| 2005 | 1.0% | +42.9% |
| 2006 | 1.4% | +40.0% |
| 2007 | 1.6% | +14.3% |
| 2008 | 1.7% | +6.2% |
| 2009 | 1.7% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.8% | +5.9% |
| 2011 | 2.0% | +11.1% |
| 2012 | 2.1% | +5.0% |
| 2013 | 2.2% | +4.8% |
| 2014 | 2.0% | -9.1% |
| 2015 | 1.8% | -10.0% |
| 2016 | 1.3% | -27.8% |
| 2017 | 0.9% | -30.8% |
| 2018 | 0.4% | -55.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | — |
| 2021 | 0.0% | — |
| 2022 | 0.0% | — |
| 2023 | 0.0% | — |
| 2024 | 0.0% | — |
| 2025 | 0.0% | — |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 0.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.1%. (58 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 0.0% is below the median for South Asia, which is 4.3%. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female 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% | 0.4% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.1% | 0.6% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.4% | 0.0% | 2.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 193 Aruba 0.0% compare
- 193 Australia 0.0% compare
- 193 Brunei Darussalam 0.0%
- 193 Cyprus 0.0% compare
- 193 Georgia 0.0% compare
- 193 Croatia 0.0%
- 193 Ireland 0.0% compare
- 193 Japan 0.0%
- 193 Lithuania 0.0% compare
- 193 Republic of Moldova 0.0% compare
- 193 Niue 0.0% compare
- 193 Portugal 0.0% compare
- 193 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 0.0%
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, female in Maldives?
- Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in Maldives was 0.0% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 2.2% in 2013.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2019.
- How does Maldives rank for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female?
- Maldives ranks 193rd out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female 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, female (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release