Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Maldives
Maldives: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both was 21.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Maldives, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Maldives stood at 21.3%. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 14.8% on the previous year and down 55.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Maldives peaked at 52.9% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 21.3%, in 2025.
That places Maldives 88th out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
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, both in Maldives, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 33.8% | — |
| 2001 | 34.9% | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 36.0% | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 37.6% | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 40.4% | +7.4% |
| 2005 | 43.2% | +6.9% |
| 2006 | 44.9% | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 44.6% | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 44.1% | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 45.3% | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 48.0% | +6.0% |
| 2011 | 51.0% | +6.2% |
| 2012 | 52.9% | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 52.2% | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 49.5% | -5.2% |
| 2015 | 47.7% | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 47.3% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 48.6% | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 49.4% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 48.6% | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 45.2% | -7.0% |
| 2021 | 40.7% | -10.0% |
| 2022 | 37.0% | -9.1% |
| 2023 | 31.5% | -14.9% |
| 2024 | 25.0% | -20.6% |
| 2025 | 21.3% | -14.8% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 21.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 16.9%, 1.3× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 21.3% is below the median for South Asia, which is 24.5%, 87% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 40.5% | 33.8% | 45.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.5% | 47.3% | 52.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.5% | 21.3% | 45.2% | 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, both in Maldives?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Maldives was 21.3% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 52.9% in 2012.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.3% in 2025.
- How does Maldives rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both?
- Maldives ranks 88th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 55.3%. 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, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release