Maldives vs SDG: Small Island Developing States: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female

Maldives
10.53 years
in 2023
SDG: Small Island Developing States
9.46 years
in 2024
Maldives rank
23rd
SDG: Small Island Developing States rank
23rd

School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female over time

  • Maldives
  • SDG: Small Island Developing States
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How they compare

Maldives currently reports 10.53 years against 9.46 years in SDG: Small Island Developing States, a difference of 1.07 years.

That makes Maldives's figure about 1.1 times SDG: Small Island Developing States's.

Across all 25 years both countries report, Maldives has been ahead every year.

Maldives ranks 23rd and SDG: Small Island Developing States ranks 23rd of 200 countries.

Maldives has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Maldives SDG: Small Island Developing States Difference Ahead
1990s 11.2 years 8.09 years 3.11 years Maldives
2000s 11.72 years 8.04 years 3.68 years Maldives
2010s 10.38 years 9.25 years 1.13 years Maldives
2020s 10.38 years 9.49 years 0.8879 years Maldives

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female, Maldives or SDG: Small Island Developing States?
Maldives, at 10.53 years against 9.46 years in SDG: Small Island Developing States as of 2023.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female between Maldives and SDG: Small Island Developing States?
1.07 years, with Maldives ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and SDG: Small Island Developing States?
25 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2023.
How do Maldives and SDG: Small Island Developing States rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female?
Maldives ranks 23rd and SDG: Small Island Developing States ranks 23rd of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
421 places, 10,261 data points, 1985–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release