Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes in Maldives
Maldives: Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes was 20.2% in 2017. ◆ Volatile
Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes in Maldives, 2003–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 20.2% for outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is down 48.7% on the previous year and down 40.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes in Maldives peaked at 1,683.6% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 20.2%, in 2017.
Maldives ranks 33rd of 169 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes in Maldives, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 1,683.6% | — |
| 2007 | 33.8% | -98.0% |
| 2008 | 41.8% | +23.7% |
| 2014 | 39.3% | -6.1% |
| 2017 | 20.2% | -48.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 586.4% | 33.8% | 1,683.6% | 3 |
| 2010s | 29.7% | 20.2% | 39.3% | 2 |
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More education data for Maldives
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 16,639 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 14.04 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 13,758 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 3.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 16,632 (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4,001 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 690.42 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 10,644 (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5,988 (2022)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes in Maldives?
- Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes in Maldives was 20.2% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 1,683.6% in 2003.
- What is the lowest outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.2% in 2017.
- How does Maldives rank for outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes?
- Maldives ranks 33rd out of 169 countries with data for 2017.
- Is outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of students from a given country studying abroad as a percentage of the total tertiary enrolment in that country.