Maldives vs WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025): School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes
Maldives
10.04 years
in 2023
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
9.12 years
in 2024
Maldives rank
37th
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) rank
39th
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes over time
- Maldives
- WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 10.04 years against 9.12 years in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025), a difference of 0.92 years.
That makes Maldives's figure about 1.1 times WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)'s.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Maldives has been ahead every year.
Maldives ranks 37th and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 39th of 200 countries.
Maldives has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.76 years | 8.01 years | 2.76 years | Maldives |
| 2000s | 11.13 years | 8.56 years | 2.58 years | Maldives |
| 2010s | 9.87 years | 9.06 years | 0.8073 years | Maldives |
| 2020s | 9.89 years | 9.06 years | 0.8318 years | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes, Maldives or WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Maldives, at 10.04 years against 9.12 years in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) as of 2023.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes between Maldives and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- 0.92 years, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2023.
- How do Maldives and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
- Maldives ranks 37th and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 39th of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (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