Maldives vs Sweden: Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index
Maldives
1.1 index
in 2024
Sweden
1.06 index
in 2024
Maldives rank
6th
Sweden rank
8th
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index over time
- Maldives
- Sweden
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 1.1 index against 1.06 index in Sweden, a difference of 0.04 index.
Across all 23 years both countries report, Maldives has been ahead every year.
Maldives ranks 6th and Sweden ranks 8th of 215 countries.
Maldives has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.05 index | 1.01 index | 0.0486 index | Maldives |
| 2010s | 1.08 index | 1.02 index | 0.0567 index | Maldives |
| 2020s | 1.09 index | 1.06 index | 0.0306 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, Maldives or Sweden?
- Maldives, at 1.1 index against 1.06 index in Sweden as of 2024.
- What is the difference in primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index between Maldives and Sweden?
- 0.04 index, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Sweden?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.
- How do Maldives and Sweden rank globally for primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index?
- Maldives ranks 6th and Sweden ranks 8th 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.