School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Maldives
Maldives: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes was 12.16 years in 2003. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Maldives, 1998–2003
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2003, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Maldives stood at 12.16 years. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.0% on the previous year and up 14.7% over ten years.
That places Maldives 117th out of 183 countries with data for 2003, putting it in the middle of the range.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Maldives, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 10.6 years | — |
| 1999 | 11.36 years | +7.2% |
| 2000 | 11.82 years | +4.1% |
| 2001 | 11.97 years | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 11.7 years | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 12.16 years | +4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.98 years | 10.6 years | 11.36 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 11.91 years | 11.7 years | 12.16 years | 4 |
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More education data for Maldives
- 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 (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Maldives?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Maldives was 12.16 years in 2003, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 12.16 years in 2003.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.6 years in 1998.
- How does Maldives rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
- Maldives ranks 117th out of 183 countries with data for 2003.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Expected years of schooling is the number of years a child of school entrance age is expected to spend at school, or university, including years spent on repetition. It is the sum of the age-specific enrolment ratios for primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary and tertiary education.