Ghana vs Maldives: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male

Ghana
11.9 years
in 2019
Maldives
12.03 years
in 2003
Ghana rank
120th
Maldives rank
118th

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male over time

  • Ghana
  • Maldives
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How they compare

Maldives currently reports 12.03 years against 11.9 years in Ghana, a difference of 0.13 years.

Across all 5 years both countries report, Maldives has been ahead every year.

Ghana ranks 120th and Maldives ranks 118th of 175 countries.

Maldives has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana Maldives Difference Ahead
1990s 8.02 years 11.34 years 3.32 years Maldives
2000s 7.99 years 11.81 years 3.81 years Maldives

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male, Ghana or Maldives?
Maldives, at 12.03 years against 11.9 years in Ghana as of 2003.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male between Ghana and Maldives?
0.13 years, with Maldives ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Maldives?
5 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2003.
How do Ghana and Maldives rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male?
Ghana ranks 120th and Maldives ranks 118th of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male (years)
Unit
years
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
220 places, 6,052 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Expected years of schooling is the number of years a child of school entrance age is expected to spend at school, or university, including years spent on repetition. It is the sum of the age-specific enrolment ratios for primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary and tertiary education.