Cook Islands vs Maldives: Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index
Cook Islands
1.05 index
in 2024
Maldives
1.1 index
in 2024
Cook Islands rank
10th
Maldives rank
6th
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index over time
- Cook Islands
- Maldives
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 1.1 index against 1.05 index in Cook Islands, a difference of 0.05 index.
Across all 24 years both countries report, Maldives has been ahead every year.
Cook Islands ranks 10th 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 | Cook Islands | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9777 index | 1.05 index | 0.0766 index | Maldives |
| 2000s | 0.987 index | 1.05 index | 0.0664 index | Maldives |
| 2010s | 0.9753 index | 1.08 index | 0.1021 index | Maldives |
| 2020s | 1.04 index | 1.09 index | 0.0472 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, Cook Islands or Maldives?
- Maldives, at 1.1 index against 1.05 index in Cook Islands as of 2024.
- What is the difference in primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index between Cook Islands and Maldives?
- 0.05 index, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cook Islands and Maldives?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2024.
- How do Cook Islands and Maldives rank globally for primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index?
- Cook Islands ranks 10th 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.