Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Maldives
Maldives: Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index was 1.1 index in 2024. ▬ Flat
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Maldives, 1992–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
In 2024, primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Maldives stood at 1.1 index. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Maldives peaked at 1.1 index in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.03 index, in 1997.
That places Maldives 6th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Maldives, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 1.05 index | — |
| 1993 | 1.05 index | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 1.05 index | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 1.04 index | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 1.05 index | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 1.03 index | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 1.07 index | +3.7% |
| 1999 | 1.06 index | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 1.05 index | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 1.04 index | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 1.04 index | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 1.04 index | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 1.04 index | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 1.05 index | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 1.05 index | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 1.07 index | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 1.07 index | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 1.08 index | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 1.06 index | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 1.08 index | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 1.06 index | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 1.08 index | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 1.06 index | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 1.07 index | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 1.1 index | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 1.09 index | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 1.09 index | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 1.08 index | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 1.07 index | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 1.08 index | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 1.09 index | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 1.1 index | +0.4% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 1.1 index is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9951 index, 1.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 1.1 index is above the median for South Asia, which is 1.04 index, 1.1× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.05 index | 1.03 index | 1.07 index | 8 |
| 2000s | 1.05 index | 1.04 index | 1.08 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.08 index | 1.06 index | 1.1 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.09 index | 1.07 index | 1.1 index | 4 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
More health data for Maldives
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -2.69 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,560 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 5 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.2 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0264 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -3.8 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Maldives?
- Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Maldives was 1.1 index in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 1.1 index in 2024.
- What is the lowest primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.03 index in 1997.
- How does Maldives rank for primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index?
- Maldives ranks 6th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.