Maldives vs UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes

Maldives
10.8 years
in 2023
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries
10.23 years
in 2024
Maldives rank
137th
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries rank
136th

School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes over time

  • Maldives
  • UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries
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How they compare

Maldives currently reports 10.8 years against 10.23 years in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries, a difference of 0.57 years.

That makes Maldives's figure about 1.1 times UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 1980 it was UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries ahead.

Maldives ranks 137th and UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries ranks 136th of 213 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Maldives averaged higher in 4 and UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Maldives UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries Difference Ahead
1980s 7.11 years 7.93 years 0.8149 years UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries
1990s 10.35 years 8.71 years 1.63 years Maldives
2000s 11.75 years 9.07 years 2.68 years Maldives
2010s 10.42 years 9.79 years 0.6324 years Maldives
2020s 10.53 years 10.19 years 0.3423 years Maldives

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes, Maldives or UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
Maldives, at 10.8 years against 10.23 years in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries as of 2023.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes between Maldives and UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
0.57 years, with Maldives ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
26 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
How do Maldives and UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes?
Maldives ranks 137th and UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries ranks 136th of 213 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary and 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

Indicator
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
434 places, 16,437 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release