School life expectancy, primary, male (years) (male years) in Maldives
Maldives: School life expectancy, primary, male (years) (male years) was 5.61 years in 2024. ▼ Falling
School life expectancy, primary, male in Maldives, 1992–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 5.61 years for school life expectancy, primary, male in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and down 14.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, male in Maldives peaked at 8.82 years in 1999 and was at its lowest, 5.48 years, in 2022.
That places Maldives 134th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary, male (years) (male years) in Maldives, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 5.86 years | — |
| 1993 | 5.98 years | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 6.12 years | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 5.98 years | -2.3% |
| 1996 | 5.97 years | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 5.98 years | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 8.47 years | +41.7% |
| 1999 | 8.82 years | +4.2% |
| 2000 | 8.76 years | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 8.53 years | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 8.32 years | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 8.33 years | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 8.08 years | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 7.61 years | -5.8% |
| 2006 | 7.5 years | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 7.13 years | -5.0% |
| 2008 | 6.96 years | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 6.93 years | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 6.85 years | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 6.68 years | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 6.6 years | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 6.43 years | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 6.56 years | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 6.69 years | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 6.56 years | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 6.5 years | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 6.46 years | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 6.51 years | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 6.73 years | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 5.48 years | -18.6% |
| 2023 | 5.7 years | +4.0% |
| 2024 | 5.61 years | -1.6% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 5.61 years is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.8 years, 97% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 5.61 years is below the median for South Asia, which is 5.62 years, 100% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, primary, male (years) (male years) in Maldives changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +41.7% | 5.98 years | 8.47 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.65 years | 5.86 years | 8.82 years | 8 |
| 2000s | 7.82 years | 6.93 years | 8.76 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.59 years | 6.43 years | 6.85 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.88 years | 5.48 years | 6.73 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
More education data for Maldives
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3,474 (2022)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 0 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 8,838 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4,920 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 33,002 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 44,013 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -3.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0834 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, male in Maldives?
- School life expectancy, primary, male in Maldives was 5.61 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, male recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 8.82 years in 1999.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, male recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.48 years in 2022.
- How does Maldives rank for school life expectancy, primary, male?
- Maldives ranks 134th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, male rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.5%. 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, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release