Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Maldives
Maldives: Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary was 22.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Maldives, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Maldives stood at 22.7%.
The figure is up 210.2% on the previous year and up 70.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Maldives peaked at 35.6% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 2.4%, in 2013.
That places Maldives 65th out of 175 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Maldives, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 35.6% | — |
| 2000 | 31.7% | -10.9% |
| 2001 | 33.1% | +4.7% |
| 2002 | 32.3% | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 26.0% | -19.6% |
| 2006 | 20.6% | -20.8% |
| 2007 | 18.8% | -8.5% |
| 2008 | 17.2% | -8.5% |
| 2009 | 23.7% | +37.3% |
| 2010 | 16.8% | -29.1% |
| 2011 | 19.8% | +18.2% |
| 2012 | 15.2% | -23.4% |
| 2013 | 2.4% | -83.9% |
| 2014 | 13.3% | +443.3% |
| 2015 | 18.8% | +41.0% |
| 2016 | 9.5% | -49.6% |
| 2017 | 7.2% | -24.2% |
| 2018 | 8.2% | +14.6% |
| 2019 | 9.6% | +17.0% |
| 2020 | 11.6% | +20.1% |
| 2022 | 20.0% | +73.0% |
| 2023 | 7.3% | -63.4% |
| 2024 | 22.7% | +210.2% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 22.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 15.3%, 1.5× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 22.7% is above the median for South Asia, which is 22.7%, 1.0× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +443.3% | 2.4% | 13.3% |
| 2024 | +210.2% | 7.3% | 22.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 35.6% | 35.6% | 35.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 25.4% | 17.2% | 33.1% | 8 |
| 2010s | 12.1% | 2.4% | 19.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.4% | 7.3% | 22.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 62 Philippines 23.6% compare
- 63 Brunei Darussalam 23.4% compare
- 64 British Virgin Islands 23.1% compare
- 66 Ukraine 22.6% compare
- 67 South Africa 21.4% compare
- 68 Guyana 21.1% compare
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 one year before the official primary in Maldives?
- Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Maldives was 22.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 35.6% in 1999.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.4% in 2013.
- How does Maldives rank for out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary?
- Maldives ranks 65th out of 175 countries with data for 2024.
- Is out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 70.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 one year before the official primary entry age, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release