School life expectancy, tertiary, female in Maldives
Maldives: School life expectancy, tertiary, female was 2.99 years in 2017. ◆ Volatile
School life expectancy, tertiary, female in Maldives, 2003–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, tertiary, female in Maldives is 2.99 years, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 198.1% on the previous year and up 361.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, female in Maldives peaked at 2.99 years in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0142 years, in 2003.
That places Maldives 61st out of 177 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
School life expectancy, tertiary, female in Maldives, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 0.0142 years | — |
| 2007 | 0.6478 years | +4471.3% |
| 2008 | 0.6495 years | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 1 years | +54.4% |
| 2017 | 2.99 years | +198.1% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 2.99 years is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.33 years, 1.3× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 2.99 years is above the median for South Asia, which is 1.15 years, 2.6× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4371 years | 0.0142 years | 0.6495 years | 3 |
| 2010s | 2 years | 1 years | 2.99 years | 2 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 58 Montenegro 3.12 years compare
- 59 Costa Rica 3.11 years compare
- 60 Colombia 3.08 years compare
- 62 China 2.96 years compare
- 63 Uruguay 2.94 years
- 64 Switzerland 2.93 years compare
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, tertiary, female in Maldives?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, female in Maldives was 2.99 years in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 2.99 years in 2017.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0142 years in 2003.
- How does Maldives rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, female?
- Maldives ranks 61st out of 177 countries with data for 2017.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, female rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 361.4%. 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, female (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.