What is the difference in trained teachers in primary education, female between Maldives and Sao Tome and Principe?

10.4%, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Sao Tome and Principe?

5 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2017.

Where does this data come from?

Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Trained teachers in primary education, female (% of female teachers). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Maldives vs Sao Tome and Principe: Trained teachers in primary education, female

Maldives

21.4%

in 2024

Sao Tome and Principe

31.8%

in 2017

Maldives rank

124th

Sao Tome and Principe rank

122nd

Trained teachers in primary education, female over time

Maldives
Sao Tome and Principe

How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 31.8% against 21.4% in Maldives, a difference of 10.4%.

That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 1.5 times Maldives's.

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

Maldives ranks 124th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 122nd of 126 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Maldives	Sao Tome and Principe	Difference	Ahead
2000s	73.1%	49.4%	23.7%	Maldives
2010s	85.6%	34.3%	51.4%	Maldives

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher trained teachers in primary education, female, Maldives or Sao Tome and Principe?: Sao Tome and Principe, at 31.8% against 21.4% in Maldives as of 2017.
What is the difference in trained teachers in primary education, female between Maldives and Sao Tome and Principe?: 10.4%, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Sao Tome and Principe?: 5 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2017.
How do Maldives and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for trained teachers in primary education, female?: Maldives ranks 124th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 122nd of 126 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Trained teachers in primary education, female (% of female teachers). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Trained teachers in primary education, female (% of female teachers)
Unit: % of female teachers
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 161 places, 2,454 data points, 1998–2025
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

Trained teachers in primary education are the percentage of primary school teachers who have received the minimum organized teacher training (pre-service or in-service) required for teaching in a given country.