Maldives vs WB: Pacific Island Small States: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male

Maldives
9.62 years
in 2023
WB: Pacific Island Small States
9.08 years
in 2024
Maldives rank
58th
WB: Pacific Island Small States rank
56th

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

  • Maldives
  • WB: Pacific Island Small States
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How they compare

Maldives currently reports 9.62 years against 9.08 years in WB: Pacific Island Small States, a difference of 0.54 years.

That makes Maldives's figure about 1.1 times WB: Pacific Island Small States's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Maldives ahead.

Maldives ranks 58th and WB: Pacific Island Small States ranks 56th of 200 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Maldives averaged higher in 3 and WB: Pacific Island Small States in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Maldives WB: Pacific Island Small States Difference Ahead
1990s 10.37 years 8.53 years 1.84 years Maldives
2000s 10.62 years 8.89 years 1.73 years Maldives
2010s 9.44 years 9.68 years 0.2406 years WB: Pacific Island Small States
2020s 9.47 years 9.35 years 0.121 years Maldives

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male, Maldives or WB: Pacific Island Small States?
Maldives, at 9.62 years against 9.08 years in WB: Pacific Island Small States as of 2023.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male between Maldives and WB: Pacific Island Small States?
0.54 years, with Maldives ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and WB: Pacific Island Small States?
25 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2023.
How do Maldives and WB: Pacific Island Small States rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male?
Maldives ranks 58th and WB: Pacific Island Small States ranks 56th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male (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, male (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
421 places, 10,266 data points, 1985–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release