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)
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
February 2026 Data Release