Percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are qualified in Maldives
Maldives: Percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are qualified was 98.5% in 2019. ▬ Flat
Latest (2019)
98.5%
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
25th
of 70 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 2014
All-time low
95.2%
in 2015
Years of data
5
2013–2019
Percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are qualified in Maldives, 2013–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 98.5% for percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are qualified in 2019.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and down 1.1% over ten years.
Maldives ranks 25th of 70 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are qualified in Maldives, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 99.6% | — |
| 2014 | 100.0% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 95.2% | -4.8% |
| 2018 | 98.0% | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 98.5% | +0.6% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 98.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 98.5%, 1.0× the median. (26 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 98.5% is above the median for South Asia, which is 94.7%, 1.0× the median. (5 countries reporting)
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 qualified in Maldives?
- Percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are qualified in Maldives was 98.5% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are qualified recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2014.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are qualified recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 95.2% in 2015.
- How does Maldives rank for percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are qualified?
- Maldives ranks 25th out of 70 countries with data for 2019.
- Is percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are qualified rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 qualified according to national standards and who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release