All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in upper in Maldives
Maldives: All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in upper was 62.5% in 2019. ▼ Falling
All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in upper in Maldives, 2009–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 62.5% for all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in upper in 2019.
The figure is down 3.2% on the previous year and down 16.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in upper in Maldives peaked at 76.1% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 56.7%, in 2015.
Maldives ranks 83rd of 102 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in upper in Maldives, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 74.5% | — |
| 2010 | 76.1% | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 69.7% | -8.3% |
| 2012 | 66.9% | -4.1% |
| 2013 | 75.2% | +12.4% |
| 2014 | 68.5% | -8.9% |
| 2015 | 56.7% | -17.2% |
| 2016 | 65.9% | +16.1% |
| 2018 | 64.6% | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 62.5% | -3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 74.5% | 74.5% | 74.5% | 1 |
| 2010s | 67.3% | 56.7% | 76.1% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
More education data for Maldives
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3,474 (2022)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 0 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 8,838 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4,920 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 33,002 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 44,013 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -3.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0834 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in upper in Maldives?
- All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in upper in Maldives was 62.5% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in upper recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 76.1% in 2010.
- What is the lowest all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in upper recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.7% in 2015.
- How does Maldives rank for all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in upper?
- Maldives ranks 83rd out of 102 countries with data for 2019.
- Is all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in upper rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in upper secondary public institutions (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release