Maldives: Adolescents out of school, male (% of male lower secondary school age)

Key figures

What the numbers say

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 7.98 percentage points in 2016 and the biggest yearly fall was 8.06 percentage points in 2017. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2024, Maldives had the 31st highest value of the 67 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Maldives in the 2024 ranking

• Dominican Republic — 27th of 67: 11.4%
• Ukraine — 28th of 67: 10.94%
• Mexico — 29th of 67: 10.39%
• Oman — 31st of 67: 9.58%
• Macao SAR, China — 32nd of 67: 8.42%
• Belize — 33rd of 67: 7.85%

What this measures

Adolescents out of school are the percentage of lower secondary school age adolescents who are not enrolled in school.

Limitations: The administrative data used in the calculation of the rate of out-of-school children are based on enrolment at a specific date which can bias the results by either counting enrolled children who never attend school or by omitting those who enroll after the reference date for reporting enrolment data. Furthermore, children who drop out of school after the reference date are not counted as out of school. Discrepancies between enrolment and population data from different sources can also result in over- or underestimates of the rate.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.

All 14 values

Adolescents out of school, male (% of male lower secondary school age) in nearby economies

• Bhutan — 17.65% (2024)
• Sri Lanka — 7.36% (2023)

More education data for Maldives

• Primary school starting age (years) — 6 (2025)
• Primary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
• Lower secondary school starting age (years) — 12 (2025)
• Secondary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
• Primary education, pupils — 44,013 (2024)
• School enrollment, primary (% gross) — 99.71% (2024)
• School enrollment, preprimary (% gross) — 76.06% (2020)
• School enrollment, primary, female (% gross) — 104.82% (2024)
• School enrollment, primary, male (% gross) — 95.29% (2024)
• Secondary education, general pupils

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Questions people ask

What is Maldives's adolescents out of school, male (% of male lower secondary school age)?

10.15% in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1999?

It is down 5.13 percentage points from 15.28% in 1999. The highest value was 25.09% in 2016 and the lowest 9.33% in 2014.

How does Maldives rank?

31st highest of 67 economies with data for 2024.

Where does this data come from?

The World Bank's World Development Indicators, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://databrowser.uis.unesco.org/resources, note: The data are obtained through the UIS API..

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.SEC.UNER.LO.MA.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://databrowser.uis.unesco.org/resources, note: The data are obtained through the UIS API. Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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