School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes (years) (life both) in Maldives
Maldives: School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes (years) (life both) was 4.83 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Maldives, 1970–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2023, school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Maldives stood at 4.83 years. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.3% on the previous year and up 43.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Maldives peaked at 4.83 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.12 years, in 1971.
Maldives ranks 145th of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes (years) (life both) in Maldives, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.1237 years | — |
| 1971 | 0.12 years | -3.0% |
| 1980 | 0.2559 years | +113.2% |
| 1981 | 0.3006 years | +17.5% |
| 1982 | 0.4459 years | +48.3% |
| 1983 | 0.638 years | +43.1% |
| 1994 | 3.54 years | +454.4% |
| 1995 | 3.71 years | +5.0% |
| 1996 | 3.94 years | +6.1% |
| 1997 | 4.56 years | +15.8% |
| 1998 | 1.74 years | -62.0% |
| 1999 | 2.17 years | +25.2% |
| 2000 | 2.74 years | +26.2% |
| 2001 | 3.19 years | +16.4% |
| 2002 | 3.07 years | -3.9% |
| 2003 | 3.4 years | +10.8% |
| 2004 | 3.45 years | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 3.5 years | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 3.6 years | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 3.55 years | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 3.37 years | -5.2% |
| 2014 | 3.59 years | +6.7% |
| 2015 | 3.61 years | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 3.44 years | -4.6% |
| 2017 | 3.52 years | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 3.89 years | +10.7% |
| 2019 | 3.66 years | -5.9% |
| 2020 | 3.51 years | -4.0% |
| 2022 | 4.59 years | +30.7% |
| 2023 | 4.83 years | +5.3% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 4.83 years is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.89 years, 82% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 4.83 years is below the median for South Asia, which is 5.32 years, 91% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes (years) (life both) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +454.4% | 0.638 years | 3.54 years |
| 1980 | +113.2% | 0.12 years | 0.2559 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1218 years | 0.12 years | 0.1237 years | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.4101 years | 0.2559 years | 0.638 years | 4 |
| 1990s | 3.28 years | 1.74 years | 4.56 years | 6 |
| 2000s | 3.17 years | 2.74 years | 3.45 years | 5 |
| 2010s | 3.57 years | 3.37 years | 3.89 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.31 years | 3.51 years | 4.83 years | 3 |
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, secondary, both sexes in Maldives?
- School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Maldives was 4.83 years in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 4.83 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.12 years in 1971.
- How does Maldives rank for school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes?
- Maldives ranks 145th out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.6%. 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, secondary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release