How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Maldives?

10 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2017.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in lower secondary education, male (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Colombia vs Maldives: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in

Colombia

97.6%

in 2017

Maldives

98.2%

in 2019

Colombia rank

22nd

Maldives rank

20th

Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in over time

Colombia
Maldives

How they compare

Maldives currently reports 98.2% against 97.6% in Colombia, a difference of 0.6%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 10 shared years of data; in 2007 it was Colombia ahead.

Colombia ranks 22nd and Maldives ranks 20th of 54 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Colombia	Maldives	Difference	Ahead
2000s	95.1%	92.2%	2.9%	Colombia
2010s	97.0%	96.3%	0.7%	Colombia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in, Colombia or Maldives?: Maldives, at 98.2% against 97.6% in Colombia as of 2019.
What is the difference in proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in between Colombia and Maldives?: 0.6%, with Maldives ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Maldives?: 10 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2017.
How do Colombia and Maldives rank globally for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?: Colombia ranks 22nd and Maldives ranks 20th of 54 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in lower secondary education, male (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in lower secondary education, male (%)
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 73 places, 689 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

Number of male teachers who have received the minimum organized teacher training (pre-service or in-service) required for teaching at the lower secondary level in the given country, expressed as a percentage of the total number of male teachers at the lower secondary level.