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 1.24 GPIA in 2024. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in Maldives, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 1.24 GPIA for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in 2024. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of up 78.2% on the previous year and up 65.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in Maldives peaked at 1.24 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.2304 GPIA, in 2022.
That places Maldives 18th out of 180 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in Maldives, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.8202 GPIA | — |
| 2000 | 0.8001 GPIA | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 0.811 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 0.7772 GPIA | -4.2% |
| 2011 | 0.7321 GPIA | -5.8% |
| 2012 | 0.749 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 0.7454 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.7471 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.7799 GPIA | +4.4% |
| 2016 | 0.7273 GPIA | -6.7% |
| 2017 | 0.6126 GPIA | -15.8% |
| 2018 | 0.687 GPIA | +12.2% |
| 2019 | 0.7094 GPIA | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 0.6994 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 0.2304 GPIA | -67.1% |
| 2023 | 0.6948 GPIA | +201.6% |
| 2024 | 1.24 GPIA | +78.2% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 1.24 GPIA is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.8368 GPIA, 1.5× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 1.24 GPIA is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.8959 GPIA, 1.4× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +201.6% | 0.2304 GPIA | 0.6948 GPIA |
| 2024 | +78.2% | 0.6948 GPIA | 1.24 GPIA |
| 2022 | -67.1% | 0.6994 GPIA | 0.2304 GPIA |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8202 GPIA | 0.8202 GPIA | 0.8202 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.8055 GPIA | 0.8001 GPIA | 0.811 GPIA | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.7267 GPIA | 0.6126 GPIA | 0.7799 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7157 GPIA | 0.2304 GPIA | 1.24 GPIA | 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 youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in Maldives?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in Maldives was 1.24 GPIA in 2024, 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 1.24 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2304 GPIA in 2022.
- How does Maldives rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted?
- Maldives ranks 18th out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- 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 up 65.7%. 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). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release