School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Maldives
Maldives: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female was 10.53 years in 2023. ▼ Falling
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Maldives, 1998–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2023, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Maldives stood at 10.53 years.
The figure is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Maldives peaked at 12.06 years in 2003 and was at its lowest, 10.11 years, in 2014.
That places Maldives 23rd out of 200 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Maldives, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 10.79 years | — |
| 1999 | 11.61 years | +7.6% |
| 2000 | 11.73 years | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 12 years | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 11.97 years | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 12.06 years | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 11.83 years | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 11.77 years | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 11.72 years | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 11.52 years | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 11.42 years | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 11.15 years | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 10.9 years | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 10.68 years | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 10.35 years | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 10.14 years | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 10.11 years | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 10.36 years | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 10.36 years | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 10.28 years | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 10.46 years | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 10.22 years | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 10.4 years | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 10.2 years | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 10.53 years | +3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.2 years | 10.79 years | 11.61 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 11.72 years | 11.15 years | 12.06 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.38 years | 10.11 years | 10.9 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.38 years | 10.2 years | 10.53 years | 3 |
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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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 99.71 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 99.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Maldives?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Maldives was 10.53 years in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 12.06 years in 2003.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.11 years in 2014.
- How does Maldives rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female?
- Maldives ranks 23rd out of 200 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release