School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted … pre-primary adjusted in Maldives
Maldives: School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted … pre-primary adjusted was 0.6344 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in Maldives, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in Maldives stood at 0.6344 GPIA.
That represents a change of down 38.1% on the previous year and down 42.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in Maldives peaked at 1.28 GPIA in 1971 and was at its lowest, 0.5603 GPIA, in 1977.
That places Maldives 203rd out of 205 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted … pre-primary adjusted in Maldives, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.856 GPIA | — |
| 1971 | 1.28 GPIA | +49.0% |
| 1977 | 0.5603 GPIA | -56.1% |
| 1992 | 1.02 GPIA | +82.6% |
| 1993 | 1.06 GPIA | +4.1% |
| 1995 | 1.13 GPIA | +5.7% |
| 1996 | 1.11 GPIA | -1.7% |
| 1997 | 1.1 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 1.05 GPIA | -4.4% |
| 1999 | 1.04 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 1.07 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 1.08 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 1.07 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 1.09 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 1.09 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 1.08 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 1.09 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 1.12 GPIA | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 1.11 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 1.1 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 1.08 GPIA | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 1.09 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 1.08 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 1.1 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 1.09 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 1.1 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 1.08 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 1.09 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 1.08 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 1.09 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 1.1 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 1.09 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 1.02 GPIA | -6.2% |
| 2024 | 0.6344 GPIA | -38.1% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 0.6344 GPIA is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.01 GPIA, 63% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 0.6344 GPIA is below the median for South Asia, which is 1.01 GPIA, 63% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted … pre-primary adjusted in Maldives changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +82.6% | 0.5603 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA |
| 1977 | -56.1% | 1.28 GPIA | 0.5603 GPIA |
| 1971 | +49.0% | 0.856 GPIA | 1.28 GPIA |
| 2024 | -38.1% | 1.02 GPIA | 0.6344 GPIA |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8972 GPIA | 0.5603 GPIA | 1.28 GPIA | 3 |
| 1990s | 1.07 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 1.13 GPIA | 7 |
| 2000s | 1.09 GPIA | 1.07 GPIA | 1.12 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.09 GPIA | 1.08 GPIA | 1.1 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9632 GPIA | 0.6344 GPIA | 1.1 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 200 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0.7976 GPIA compare
- 201 Afghanistan 0.7862 GPIA compare
- 202 Niue 0.653 GPIA compare
- 204 Tokelau 0.622 GPIA compare
- 205 British Virgin Islands 0.5033 GPIA compare
More education data for Maldives
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3,474 (2022)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 0 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 8,838 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4,920 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 33,002 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 44,013 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -3.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0834 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in Maldives?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in Maldives was 0.6344 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 1.28 GPIA in 1971.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5603 GPIA in 1977.
- How does Maldives rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Maldives ranks 203rd out of 205 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release