Bhutan vs Maldives: Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index
Bhutan
1.07 index
in 2024
Maldives
1.1 index
in 2024
Bhutan rank
7th
Maldives rank
6th
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index over time
- Bhutan
- Maldives
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 1.1 index against 1.07 index in Bhutan, a difference of 0.03 index.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Maldives ahead.
Bhutan ranks 7th and Maldives ranks 6th of 215 countries.
Maldives has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8081 index | 1.05 index | 0.243 index | Maldives |
| 2000s | 0.9987 index | 1.05 index | 0.0554 index | Maldives |
| 2010s | 1.06 index | 1.08 index | 0.0151 index | Maldives |
| 2020s | 1.08 index | 1.09 index | 0.0038 index | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index, Bhutan or Maldives?
- Maldives, at 1.1 index against 1.07 index in Bhutan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index between Bhutan and Maldives?
- 0.03 index, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Maldives?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2024.
- How do Bhutan and Maldives rank globally for primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index?
- Bhutan ranks 7th and Maldives ranks 6th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equality in the expected number of years a child of school entrance age is likely to spend in primary school between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and above 1 favor girls.