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

Kuwait

7.57 years

in 2023

Maldives

7.41 years

in 2023

Kuwait rank

132nd

Maldives rank

135th

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

Kuwait currently reports 7.57 years against 7.41 years in Maldives, a difference of 0.1556 years.

Across all 24 years both countries report, Kuwait has been ahead every year.

Kuwait ranks 132nd 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.