Gambia vs Maldives: Official entrance age to upper secondary education
Gambia
16 years
in 2025
Maldives
16 years
in 2025
Gambia rank
10th
Maldives rank
10th
Official entrance age to upper secondary education over time
- Gambia
- Maldives
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 16 years against 16 years in Maldives, a difference of 0 years.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Maldives ahead.
Gambia ranks 10th and Maldives ranks 10th of 221 countries.
Gambia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 16.5 years | 16 years | 0.5 years | Gambia |
| 1980s | 18 years | 16 years | 2 years | Gambia |
| 1990s | 16.2 years | 16 years | 0.2 years | Gambia |
| 2000s | 16 years | 16 years | 0 years | — |
| 2010s | 16 years | 16 years | 0 years | — |
| 2020s | 16 years | 16 years | 0 years | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher official entrance age to upper secondary education, Gambia or Maldives?
- Gambia, at 16 years against 16 years in Maldives as of 2025.
- What is the difference in official entrance age to upper secondary education between Gambia and Maldives?
- 0 years, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Maldives?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Gambia and Maldives rank globally for official entrance age to upper secondary education?
- Gambia ranks 10th and Maldives ranks 10th of 221 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Official entrance age to upper 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