School life expectancy, secondary, female (years) (expectancy female) in Maldives
Maldives: School life expectancy, secondary, female (years) (expectancy 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 134th of 213 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.
School life expectancy, secondary, female (years) (expectancy female) in Maldives, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0946 years | — |
| 1971 | 0.1045 years | +10.5% |
| 1994 | 3.68 years | +3416.4% |
| 1995 | 3.9 years | +6.0% |
| 1996 | 4.13 years | +5.9% |
| 1997 | 4.85 years | +17.5% |
| 1998 | 1.83 years | -62.2% |
| 1999 | 2.3 years | +25.4% |
| 2000 | 2.91 years | +26.8% |
| 2001 | 3.39 years | +16.2% |
| 2002 | 3.38 years | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 3.69 years | +9.0% |
| 2004 | 3.77 years | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 3.99 years | +5.8% |
| 2011 | 4.16 years | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 3.92 years | -5.8% |
| 2013 | 3.74 years | -4.7% |
| 2014 | 3.93 years | +5.2% |
| 2015 | 3.97 years | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 3.88 years | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 3.96 years | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 4.23 years | +6.9% |
| 2019 | 3.94 years | -6.9% |
| 2020 | 3.92 years | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 4.96 years | +26.6% |
| 2023 | 5.19 years | +4.6% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 5.19 years is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 6.06 years, 86% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 5.19 years is below the median for South Asia, which is 5.59 years, 93% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, secondary, female (years) (expectancy female) 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 | +3416.4% | 0.1045 years | 3.68 years |
| 1998 | -62.2% | 4.85 years | 1.83 years |
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
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, 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 134th out of 213 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