School life expectancy, secondary, female in Maldives
Maldives: School life expectancy, secondary, female was 5.19 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, secondary, female in Maldives, 1970–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 5.19 years for school life expectancy, secondary, female in 2023. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 4.6% on the previous year and up 38.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, female in Maldives peaked at 5.19 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0946 years, in 1970.
Maldives ranks 131st of 207 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0996 years | 0.0946 years | 0.1045 years | 2 |
| 1990s | 3.45 years | 1.83 years | 4.85 years | 6 |
| 2000s | 3.43 years | 2.91 years | 3.77 years | 5 |
| 2010s | 3.97 years | 3.74 years | 4.23 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.69 years | 3.92 years | 5.19 years | 3 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 128 Belize 5.25 years compare
- 129 Barbados 5.22 years compare
- 130 Philippines 5.2 years compare
- 132 Iran, Islamic Republic of 5.16 years compare
- 133 Venezuela, República Bolivariana de 5.12 years compare
- 134 Grenada 5.11 years compare
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)
- School enrollment, primary 99.7% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0089 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, female in Maldives?
- School life expectancy, secondary, female in Maldives was 5.19 years in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, female recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 5.19 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, female recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0946 years in 1970.
- How does Maldives rank for school life expectancy, secondary, female?
- Maldives ranks 131st out of 207 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, female rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.8%. 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, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release