School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Maldives
Maldives: School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index was 1.1 GPIA in 2024. β¬ Flat
School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Maldives, 1992β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Maldives is 1.1 GPIA, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Maldives peaked at 1.1 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.03 GPIA, in 1997.
That places Maldives 5th out of 209 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.05 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 1.07 GPIA | 8 |
| 2000s | 1.05 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 1.08 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.08 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 1.1 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.09 GPIA | 1.07 GPIA | 1.1 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 2 Cook Islands 1.05 GPIA compare
- 2 Gambia, The 1.14 GPIA compare
- 3 Anguilla, United Kingdom-British Overseas Territory 0.986 GPIA compare
- 3 Kuwait 1.13 GPIA compare
- 4 Bangladesh 1.11 GPIA compare
- 4 Tokelau 0.9796 GPIA compare
- 5 Montserrat, United Kingdom-British Overseas Territory 0.9261 GPIA compare
- 6 Bhutan 1.07 GPIA compare
- 6 St. Helena 0.8208 GPIA compare
- 7 Sweden 1.06 GPIA compare
- 8 Tanzania, United Republic of 1.06 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, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Maldives?
- School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Maldives was 1.1 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 1.1 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.03 GPIA in 1997.
- How does Maldives rank for school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Maldives ranks 5th out of 209 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, 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