School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Maldives

Maldives: School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes was 1.56 years in 2017. β—† Volatile

Latest (2017)
1.56 years
Change on year
up 138.6%
World rank
97th
of 183 countries
All-time high
1.56 years
in 2017
All-time low
0.0098 years
in 2003
Years of data
5
2003–2017

School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Maldives, 2003–2017

00.511.52003201020172003: 0.01 years2007: 0.489 years2008: 0.559 years2014: 0.654 years2017: 1.6 years

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.

Analysis

Maldives recorded 1.56 years for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in 2017. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

That represents a change of up 138.6% on the previous year and up 219.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Maldives peaked at 1.56 years in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0098 years, in 2003.

Maldives ranks 97th of 183 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.3526 years 0.0098 years 0.5592 years 3
2010s 1.11 years 0.6542 years 1.56 years 2

Countries ranked near Maldives

  1. 94 Azerbaijan, Republic of 1.6 years compare
  2. 95 Tunisia 1.59 years compare
  3. 96 Brunei Darussalam 1.57 years compare
  4. 98 Honduras 1.5 years compare
  5. 99 Vietnam 1.43 years compare
  6. 100 India 1.43 years compare

See the full ranking of 228 places β†’

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All data for Maldives β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Maldives?
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Maldives was 1.56 years in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in Maldives?
The highest recorded value was 1.56 years in 2017.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in Maldives?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0098 years in 2003.
How does Maldives rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes?
Maldives ranks 97th out of 183 countries with data for 2017.
Is school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in Maldives?
Over the last ten years it is up 219.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Maldives data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
228 places, 7,799 data points, 1970–2020
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Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified level of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.