School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in Maldives
Maldives: School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index was 0.6344 GPIA in 2024. β² Rising
School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in Maldives, 1970β2024
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 198th out of 199 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.
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
- 195 Bermuda 0.8206 GPIA compare
- 196 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0.7976 GPIA compare
- 197 Afghanistan 0.7862 GPIA compare
- 199 British Virgin Islands 0.5033 GPIA compare
More education data for Maldives
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 4,691 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 76.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 19.0% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 99.7% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0089 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 198th out of 199 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release