Maldives vs WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income): School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes

Maldives
4.83 years
in 2023
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
4.25 years
in 2024
Maldives rank
145th
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) rank
144th

School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes over time

  • Maldives
  • WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
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How they compare

Maldives currently reports 4.83 years against 4.25 years in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income), a difference of 0.58 years.

That makes Maldives's figure about 1.1 times WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)'s.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1970 it was WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ahead.

Maldives ranks 145th and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 144th of 214 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Maldives averaged higher in 3 and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Maldives WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) Difference Ahead
1970s 0.1218 years 1.47 years 1.35 years WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
1980s 0.4101 years 2.23 years 1.82 years WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
1990s 3.28 years 3.01 years 0.2707 years Maldives
2000s 3.17 years 3.05 years 0.119 years Maldives
2010s 3.57 years 3.62 years 0.0419 years WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
2020s 4.31 years 4.03 years 0.289 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 WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
Maldives, at 4.83 years against 4.25 years in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) as of 2023.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes between Maldives and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
0.58 years, with Maldives ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
30 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Maldives and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) rank globally for school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes?
Maldives ranks 145th and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 144th 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