School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Maldives
Maldives: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender was 1.09 GPIA in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
1.09 GPIA
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
6th
of 200 countries
All-time high
1.12 GPIA
in 2009
All-time low
1.07 GPIA
in 2001
Years of data
25
1998–2023
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Maldives, 1998–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Maldives stood at 1.09 GPIA.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Maldives peaked at 1.12 GPIA in 2009 and was at its lowest, 1.07 GPIA, in 2001.
That places Maldives 6th out of 200 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Maldives, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1.08 GPIA | — |
| 1999 | 1.07 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 1.07 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 1.07 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 1.08 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 1.08 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 1.09 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 1.1 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 1.09 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 1.11 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 1.12 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 1.12 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 1.12 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 1.09 GPIA | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 1.09 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 1.09 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.07 GPIA | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 1.08 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 1.11 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 1.1 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 1.09 GPIA | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 1.08 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 1.09 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 1.09 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 1.09 GPIA | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.07 GPIA | 1.07 GPIA | 1.08 GPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.09 GPIA | 1.07 GPIA | 1.12 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.09 GPIA | 1.07 GPIA | 1.12 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.09 GPIA | 1.09 GPIA | 1.09 GPIA | 3 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 3 Gambia 1.16 GPIA compare
- 4 Bangladesh 1.16 GPIA compare
- 5 Bhutan 1.11 GPIA compare
- 7 Burkina Faso 1.09 GPIA compare
- 8 Sweden 1.06 GPIA compare
- 9 Sierra Leone 1.06 GPIA compare
More education data for Maldives
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4,001 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 690.42 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 10,644 (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5,988 (2022)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Maldives?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Maldives was 1.09 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 1.12 GPIA in 2009.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.07 GPIA in 2001.
- How does Maldives rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender?
- Maldives ranks 6th out of 200 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. 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 and lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release