Maldives vs Seychelles: Official entrance age to lower secondary education
Maldives
12 years
in 2025
Seychelles
12 years
in 2025
Maldives rank
30th
Seychelles rank
30th
Official entrance age to lower secondary education over time
- Maldives
- Seychelles
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 12 years against 12 years in Seychelles, a difference of 0 years.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Seychelles ahead.
Maldives ranks 30th and Seychelles ranks 30th of 215 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Maldives averaged higher in 3 and Seychelles in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | Seychelles | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11 years | 12 years | 1 years | Seychelles |
| 1980s | 11 years | 12 years | 1 years | Seychelles |
| 1990s | 11.4 years | 12 years | 0.6 years | Seychelles |
| 2000s | 13 years | 12 years | 1 years | Maldives |
| 2010s | 13 years | 12 years | 1 years | Maldives |
| 2020s | 12.33 years | 12 years | 0.3333 years | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher official entrance age to lower secondary education, Maldives or Seychelles?
- Maldives, at 12 years against 12 years in Seychelles as of 2025.
- What is the difference in official entrance age to lower secondary education between Maldives and Seychelles?
- 0 years, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Seychelles?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Maldives and Seychelles rank globally for official entrance age to lower secondary education?
- Maldives ranks 30th and Seychelles ranks 30th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Official entrance age to lower secondary education (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release