Gambia vs Maldives: Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index
Gambia
1.14 index
in 2025
Maldives
1.1 index
in 2024
Gambia rank
3rd
Maldives rank
6th
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index over time
- Gambia
- Maldives
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 1.14 index against 1.1 index in Maldives, a difference of 0.04 index.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 32 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Maldives ahead.
Gambia ranks 3rd and Maldives ranks 6th of 215 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 1 and Maldives in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7617 index | 1.05 index | 0.2894 index | Maldives |
| 2000s | 0.9813 index | 1.05 index | 0.0728 index | Maldives |
| 2010s | 1.06 index | 1.08 index | 0.0191 index | Maldives |
| 2020s | 1.12 index | 1.09 index | 0.0376 index | Gambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index, Gambia or Maldives?
- Gambia, at 1.14 index against 1.1 index in Maldives as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index between Gambia and Maldives?
- 0.04 index, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Maldives?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2024.
- How do Gambia and Maldives rank globally for primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index?
- Gambia ranks 3rd 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.