Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) in Maldives
Maldives: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) was 27.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) in Maldives, 2005–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) in Maldives is 27.4%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) in Maldives peaked at 36.1% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 26.4%, in 2017.
That places Maldives 66th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) in Maldives, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 35.1% | — |
| 2006 | 35.4% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 35.8% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 36.1% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 36.1% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 35.1% | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 34.0% | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 32.8% | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 31.5% | -4.0% |
| 2014 | 30.1% | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 28.4% | -5.7% |
| 2016 | 26.6% | -6.4% |
| 2017 | 26.4% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 27.7% | +5.2% |
| 2019 | 29.1% | +5.0% |
| 2020 | 30.9% | +6.1% |
| 2021 | 30.1% | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 28.2% | -6.0% |
| 2023 | 27.6% | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 27.5% | -0.4% |
| 2025 | 27.4% | -0.3% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 27.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 24.3%, 1.1× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 27.4% is above the median for South Asia, which is 25.3%, 1.1× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35.7% | 35.1% | 36.1% | 5 |
| 2010s | 30.2% | 26.4% | 35.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.6% | 27.4% | 30.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) in Maldives?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) in Maldives was 27.4% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 36.1% in 2009.
- What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.4% in 2017.
- How does Maldives rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of)?
- Maldives ranks 66th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of female youth population) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of youth not in education, employment or training (also known as “the NEET rate”) conveys the number of young persons not in education, employment or training as a percentage of the total youth population. Youth not in education are those who were neither enrolled in school nor in a formal training program (e.g. vocational training). For the purposes of this indicator, youth is defined as all persons between the ages of 15 and 24 (inclusive).