Maldives vs MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India): School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes

Maldives
4.83 years
in 2023
MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
4.12 years
in 2024
Maldives rank
145th
MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) rank
148th

School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes over time

  • Maldives
  • MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
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How they compare

Maldives currently reports 4.83 years against 4.12 years in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India), a difference of 0.71 years.

That makes Maldives's figure about 1.2 times MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)'s.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1970 it was MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) ahead.

Maldives ranks 145th and MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) ranks 148th of 214 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Maldives averaged higher in 4 and MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Maldives MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) Difference Ahead
1970s 0.1218 years 1.33 years 1.21 years MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
1980s 0.4101 years 1.6 years 1.19 years MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
1990s 3.28 years 2.72 years 0.5622 years Maldives
2000s 3.17 years 2.82 years 0.3492 years Maldives
2010s 3.57 years 3.5 years 0.076 years Maldives
2020s 4.31 years 3.94 years 0.3739 years Maldives

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes, Maldives or MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
Maldives, at 4.83 years against 4.12 years in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) as of 2023.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes between Maldives and MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
0.71 years, with Maldives ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
30 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Maldives and MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) rank globally for school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes?
Maldives ranks 145th and MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) ranks 148th of 214 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, 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, secondary, both sexes (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
435 places, 16,501 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release