Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Maldives
Maldives: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female was 14.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Maldives, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Maldives is 14.8%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 20.9% on the previous year and down 63.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Maldives peaked at 45.6% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 14.8%, in 2025.
That places Maldives 106th 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, female in Maldives, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 31.0% | — |
| 2001 | 31.9% | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 33.0% | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 34.6% | +4.8% |
| 2004 | 37.7% | +9.0% |
| 2005 | 40.8% | +8.2% |
| 2006 | 41.8% | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 40.0% | -4.3% |
| 2008 | 37.5% | -6.2% |
| 2009 | 37.0% | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 39.5% | +6.8% |
| 2011 | 43.5% | +10.1% |
| 2012 | 45.6% | +4.8% |
| 2013 | 44.7% | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 42.4% | -5.1% |
| 2015 | 40.8% | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 39.8% | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 40.0% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 40.1% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 39.4% | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 36.9% | -6.3% |
| 2021 | 33.3% | -9.8% |
| 2022 | 29.7% | -10.8% |
| 2023 | 24.6% | -17.2% |
| 2024 | 18.7% | -24.0% |
| 2025 | 14.8% | -20.9% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 14.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 14.7%, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 14.8% is below the median for South Asia, which is 20.7%, 71% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 36.5% | 31.0% | 41.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.6% | 39.4% | 45.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.3% | 14.8% | 36.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 103 Bosnia and Herzegovina 16.0% compare
- 103 Timor-Leste 16.0% compare
- 105 Canada 15.1% compare
- 106 Myanmar 14.8% compare
- 108 Sri Lanka 14.6% compare
- 109 Switzerland 14.3% 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 youth of upper secondary school age, female in Maldives?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Maldives was 14.8% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 45.6% in 2012.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.8% in 2025.
- How does Maldives rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female?
- Maldives ranks 106th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 63.7%. 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, female (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release