Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in Maldives
Maldives: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted was 0.5502 modelled data in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.5502 modelled data
Change on year
down 10.3%
World rank
179th
of 205 countries
All-time high
0.8967 modelled data
in 2005
All-time low
0.5502 modelled data
in 2025
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in Maldives, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in modelled data.
Analysis
In 2025, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in Maldives stood at 0.5502 modelled data. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 10.3% on the previous year and down 28.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in Maldives peaked at 0.8967 modelled data in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.5502 modelled data, in 2025.
Maldives ranks 179th of 205 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in Maldives, year by year
| Year | modelled data | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.8516 modelled data | — |
| 2001 | 0.8462 modelled data | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.8505 modelled data | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.8586 modelled data | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 0.8829 modelled data | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 0.8967 modelled data | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 0.88 modelled data | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 0.8282 modelled data | -5.9% |
| 2008 | 0.7622 modelled data | -8.0% |
| 2009 | 0.7184 modelled data | -5.7% |
| 2010 | 0.7288 modelled data | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.7686 modelled data | +5.5% |
| 2012 | 0.7782 modelled data | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.768 modelled data | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.7667 modelled data | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.7684 modelled data | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.7524 modelled data | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 0.7299 modelled data | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 0.7135 modelled data | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 0.7074 modelled data | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.7124 modelled data | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.71 modelled data | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.6859 modelled data | -3.4% |
| 2023 | 0.6543 modelled data | -4.6% |
| 2024 | 0.6131 modelled data | -6.3% |
| 2025 | 0.5502 modelled data | -10.3% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 0.5502 modelled data is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.8436 modelled data, 65% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 0.5502 modelled data is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.7126 modelled data, 77% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8375 modelled data | 0.7184 modelled data | 0.8967 modelled data | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7482 modelled data | 0.7074 modelled data | 0.7782 modelled data | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6543 modelled data | 0.5502 modelled data | 0.7124 modelled data | 6 |
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 youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in Maldives?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in Maldives was 0.5502 modelled data in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8967 modelled data in 2005.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5502 modelled data in 2025.
- How does Maldives rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted?
- Maldives ranks 179th out of 205 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.4%. 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 youth of upper secondary 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