School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes (years) (tertiary both) in Maldives
Maldives: School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes (years) (tertiary both) was 1.56 years in 2017. ◆ Volatile
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Maldives, 2003–2017
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.
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes (years) (tertiary both) in Maldives, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 0.0098 years | — |
| 2007 | 0.4888 years | +4882.5% |
| 2008 | 0.5592 years | +14.4% |
| 2014 | 0.6542 years | +17.0% |
| 2017 | 1.56 years | +138.6% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 1.56 years is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.96 years, 79% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 1.56 years is above the median for South Asia, which is 1.13 years, 1.4× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More education data for Maldives
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 98.19 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.05 (2024)
- 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)
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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About this data
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.