Percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are female in Maldives
Maldives: Percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are female was 98.4% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are female in Maldives, 1999–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 98.4% for percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are female in 2019.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are female in Maldives peaked at 99.9% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 87.8%, in 2011.
Maldives ranks 61st of 154 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are female in Maldives, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 90.5% | — |
| 2000 | 93.9% | +3.8% |
| 2001 | 91.3% | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 92.9% | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 95.6% | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 95.2% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 95.0% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 97.9% | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 96.6% | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 96.9% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 96.7% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 97.7% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 87.8% | -10.1% |
| 2012 | 94.4% | +7.4% |
| 2014 | 99.9% | +5.9% |
| 2015 | 96.0% | -3.9% |
| 2016 | 96.4% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 97.7% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 98.4% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 98.4% | +0.1% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 98.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 98.4%, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 98.4% is above the median for South Asia, which is 95.8%, 1.0× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 90.5% | 90.5% | 90.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 95.2% | 91.3% | 97.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.3% | 87.8% | 99.9% | 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 percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are female in Maldives?
- Percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are female in Maldives was 98.4% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are female recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 99.9% in 2014.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are female recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 87.8% in 2011.
- How does Maldives rank for percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are female?
- Maldives ranks 61st out of 154 countries with data for 2019.
- Is percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are female rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. 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, published as part of Percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release