Iceland vs Maldives: Primary education, pupils, per capita

Iceland
0.0838 units per person
in 2023
Maldives
0.0834 units per person
in 2024
Iceland rank
119th
Maldives rank
121st

Primary education, pupils, per capita over time

  • Iceland
  • Maldives
0.10.150.20.25197119972024

How they compare

Iceland currently reports 0.0838 units per person against 0.0834 units per person in Maldives, a difference of 0.0004 units per person.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Maldives ahead.

Iceland ranks 119th and Maldives ranks 121st of 206 countries.

Maldives has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iceland Maldives Difference Ahead
1980s 0.105 units per person 0.1944 units per person 0.0894 units per person Maldives
1990s 0.1097 units per person 0.2134 units per person 0.1038 units per person Maldives
2000s 0.1036 units per person 0.1962 units per person 0.0927 units per person Maldives
2010s 0.0921 units per person 0.1012 units per person 0.0091 units per person Maldives
2020s 0.0863 units per person 0.0912 units per person 0.0049 units per person Maldives

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, pupils, per capita, Iceland or Maldives?
Iceland, at 0.0838 units per person against 0.0834 units per person in Maldives as of 2023.
What is the difference in primary education, pupils, per capita between Iceland and Maldives?
0.0004 units per person, with Iceland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Maldives?
34 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
How do Iceland and Maldives rank globally for primary education, pupils, per capita?
Iceland ranks 119th and Maldives ranks 121st of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary education, pupils, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Primary education, pupils, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
251 places, 11,297 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Primary education, pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.