Share of primary school teachers who are women in Maldives
Maldives: Share of primary school teachers who are women was 85.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of primary school teachers who are women in Maldives, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 85.3% for share of primary school teachers who are women in 2024. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 13.7% on the previous year and up 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of primary school teachers who are women in Maldives peaked at 85.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 58.3%, in 1998.
Maldives ranks 65th of 212 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Share of primary school teachers who are women in Maldives, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 58.3% | — |
| 1999 | 59.7% | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 60.4% | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 60.8% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 62.7% | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 63.6% | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 65.7% | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 66.2% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 70.0% | +5.7% |
| 2007 | 71.1% | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 72.0% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 73.5% | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 73.3% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 72.0% | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 72.5% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 70.2% | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 74.6% | +6.3% |
| 2015 | 71.3% | -4.4% |
| 2016 | 73.6% | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 70.3% | -4.5% |
| 2018 | 70.8% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 75.0% | +6.0% |
| 2022 | 75.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 85.3% | +13.7% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 85.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 79.4%, 1.1× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 85.3% is above the median for South Asia, which is 62.2%, 1.4× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 59.0% | 58.3% | 59.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 66.6% | 60.4% | 73.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 72.4% | 70.2% | 75.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.1% | 75.0% | 85.3% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 62 North Macedonia 86.0% compare
- 63 Malta 85.8% compare
- 64 Palau 85.4% compare
- 66 Cayman Islands 84.8% compare
- 67 New Zealand 84.6% compare
- 68 Ireland 84.5% compare
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 share of primary school teachers who are women in Maldives?
- Share of primary school teachers who are women in Maldives was 85.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of primary school teachers who are women recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 85.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of primary school teachers who are women recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.3% in 1998.
- How does Maldives rank for share of primary school teachers who are women?
- Maldives ranks 65th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of primary school teachers who are women rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of primary school teachers who are women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female teachers among all teachers at the primary education level during a given school year.