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 49.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Maldives, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 49.2% for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 90.2% on the previous year and up 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Maldives peaked at 49.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.0%, in 2022.
That places Maldives 33rd out of 179 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
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, female in Maldives, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 38.4% | — |
| 2000 | 35.3% | -8.2% |
| 2002 | 29.9% | -15.1% |
| 2010 | 45.8% | +52.9% |
| 2011 | 42.2% | -7.9% |
| 2012 | 44.4% | +5.3% |
| 2013 | 45.5% | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 44.4% | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 43.4% | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 42.3% | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 38.3% | -9.6% |
| 2018 | 45.7% | +19.5% |
| 2019 | 46.9% | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 34.9% | -25.7% |
| 2022 | 7.0% | -79.8% |
| 2023 | 25.8% | +267.0% |
| 2024 | 49.2% | +90.2% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 49.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 15.6%, 3.2× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 49.2% is above the median for South Asia, which is 23.0%, 2.1× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female 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 | +267.0% | 7.0% | 25.8% |
| 2024 | +90.2% | 25.8% | 49.2% |
| 2022 | -79.8% | 34.9% | 7.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 38.4% | 38.4% | 38.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 32.6% | 29.9% | 35.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 43.9% | 38.3% | 46.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.2% | 7.0% | 49.2% | 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, female in Maldives?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Maldives was 49.2% in 2024, 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 49.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.0% in 2022.
- How does Maldives rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female?
- Maldives ranks 33rd out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- 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 up 10.7%. 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 (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release