Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Maldives

Maldives: Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary was 1,559 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
1,559 number
Change on year
down 2.3%
World rank
109th
of 148 countries
All-time high
1,959 number
in 1999
All-time low
653 number
in 2001
Years of data
6
1999–2019

Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Maldives, 1999–2019

5001.0k1.5k2.0k1999200920191999: 2.0k number2000: 1.2k number2001: 653 number2002: 1.2k number2018: 1.6k number2019: 1.6k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Maldives stood at 1,559 number.

That represents a change of down 2.3% on the previous year.

Over the whole period, out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Maldives peaked at 1,959 number in 1999 and was at its lowest, 653 number, in 2001.

That places Maldives 109th out of 148 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Maldives, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, female (number) in Maldives, 1999 to 2019.
Year number Change
1999 1,959 number
2000 1,164 number -40.6%
2001 653 number -43.9%
2002 1,217 number +86.4%
2018 1,596 number +31.1%
2019 1,559 number -2.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1,959 number 1,959 number 1,959 number 1
2000s 1,011 number 653 number 1,217 number 3
2010s 1,578 number 1,559 number 1,596 number 2

Countries ranked near Maldives

  1. 106 Bahrain 1,687 number compare
  2. 107 Denmark 1,665 number compare
  3. 108 Belize 1,657 number compare
  4. 110 New Zealand 1,378 number compare
  5. 111 Norway 1,321 number compare
  6. 112 Montenegro 1,091 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Maldives?
Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Maldives was 1,559 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary recorded in Maldives?
The highest recorded value was 1,959 number in 1999.
What is the lowest out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary recorded in Maldives?
The lowest recorded value was 653 number in 2001.
How does Maldives rank for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary?
Maldives ranks 109th out of 148 countries with data for 2019.
Where does this Maldives data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
193 places, 4,451 data points, 1970–2019
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Number of children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age who are not enrolled or attending school during in a given academic year. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/