Maldives vs UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries: Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female
Maldives
55.5%
in 2022
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries
50.2%
in 2024
Maldives rank
128th
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries rank
129th
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female over time
- Maldives
- UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 55.5% against 50.2% in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries, a difference of 5.3%.
That makes Maldives's figure about 1.1 times UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Maldives ahead.
Maldives ranks 128th and UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries ranks 129th of 210 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Maldives averaged higher in 2 and UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 34.6% | 31.2% | 3.5% | Maldives |
| 1990s | 24.5% | 43.4% | 18.9% | UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries |
| 2000s | 34.4% | 44.4% | 10.0% | UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries |
| 2010s | 47.4% | 48.5% | 1.2% | UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries |
| 2020s | 55.5% | 50.2% | 5.2% | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female, Maldives or UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- Maldives, at 55.5% against 50.2% in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries as of 2022.
- What is the difference in percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female between Maldives and UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- 5.3%, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2022.
- How do Maldives and UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries rank globally for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female?
- Maldives ranks 128th and UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries ranks 129th of 210 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release