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

Maldives

7.41 years

in 2023

Zambia

7.4 years

in 2023

Maldives rank

135th

Zambia rank

136th

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

Maldives currently reports 7.41 years against 7.4 years in Zambia, a difference of 0.013 years.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Zambia ahead.

Maldives ranks 135th and Zambia ranks 136th 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.