Algeria vs Maldives: Average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling

Algeria

7.42 years

in 2023

Maldives

7.41 years

in 2023

Algeria rank

134th

Maldives rank

135th

Average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling over time

Algeria currently reports 7.42 years against 7.41 years in Maldives, a difference of 0.006 years.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Algeria ahead.

Algeria ranks 134th and Maldives ranks 135th of 192 countries.

Indicator: Average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling
Unit: years
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 192 places, 6,079 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Average number of years (excluding years spent repeating individual grades) adults over 25 years participated in formal education.