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)
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
February 2026 Data Release