School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Maldives
Maldives: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes was 10.8 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Maldives, 1980–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 10.8 years for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in 2023.
The figure is up 4.8% on the previous year and up 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Maldives peaked at 11.91 years in 2001 and was at its lowest, 6.8 years, in 1980.
That places Maldives 137th out of 213 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Maldives, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 6.8 years | — |
| 1982 | 7.42 years | +9.1% |
| 1994 | 9.81 years | +32.1% |
| 1995 | 9.83 years | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 10.05 years | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 10.64 years | +5.8% |
| 1998 | 10.51 years | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 11.26 years | +7.1% |
| 2000 | 11.72 years | +4.2% |
| 2001 | 11.91 years | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 11.55 years | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 11.88 years | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 11.68 years | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 10.54 years | -9.8% |
| 2011 | 10.54 years | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 10.33 years | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 10.14 years | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 10.36 years | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 10.54 years | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 10.32 years | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 10.33 years | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 10.66 years | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 10.45 years | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 10.49 years | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 10.31 years | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 10.8 years | +4.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7.11 years | 6.8 years | 7.42 years | 2 |
| 1990s | 10.35 years | 9.81 years | 11.26 years | 6 |
| 2000s | 11.75 years | 11.55 years | 11.91 years | 5 |
| 2010s | 10.42 years | 10.14 years | 10.66 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.53 years | 10.31 years | 10.8 years | 3 |
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More education data for Maldives
- 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)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Maldives?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Maldives was 10.8 years in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 11.91 years in 2001.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.8 years in 1980.
- How does Maldives rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes?
- Maldives ranks 137th out of 213 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.5%. 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, primary and secondary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release