Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Maldives

Maldives: Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower was 3.6% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
3.6%
Change on year
down 19.4%
World rank
72nd
of 149 countries
All-time high
4.9%
in 1999
All-time low
2.5%
in 2001
Years of data
6
1999–2019

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

0123451999200920191999: 4.9 %2000: 3.5 %2001: 2.5 %2002: 3.7 %2018: 4.5 %2019: 3.6 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Maldives recorded 3.6% for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 19.4% on the previous year.

Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Maldives peaked at 4.9% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 2.5%, in 2001.

Maldives ranks 72nd of 149 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, both sexes (%) in Maldives, 1999 to 2019.
Year % Change
1999 4.9%
2000 3.5% -28.7%
2001 2.5% -27.8%
2002 3.7% +48.1%
2018 4.5% +20.4%
2019 3.6% -19.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 4.9% 4.9% 4.9% 1
2000s 3.2% 2.5% 3.7% 3
2010s 4.0% 3.6% 4.5% 2

Countries ranked near Maldives

  1. 69 Tajikistan 3.9% compare
  2. 70 Ghana 3.9% compare
  3. 71 Hungary 3.8% compare
  4. 73 Kuwait 3.6% compare
  5. 74 Montenegro 3.5% compare
  6. 75 Grenada 3.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Maldives?
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Maldives was 3.6% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower recorded in Maldives?
The highest recorded value was 4.9% in 1999.
What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower recorded in Maldives?
The lowest recorded value was 2.5% in 2001.
How does Maldives rank for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?
Maldives ranks 72nd out of 149 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 rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
192 places, 4,615 data points, 1970–2019
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Proportion of children and adolescents in the official age range for primary and lower secondary education who are not enrolled in primary or lower secondary education. To calculate the indicator, the number of students of the official age for primary and lower secondary education enrolled in primary or lower secondary education is subtracted from the total population of primary and lower secondary education. The result is expressed as a percentage of the population of the official age for primary and lower secondary education. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/