Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Maldives
Maldives: Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female was 56.3% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Maldives, 1998–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Maldives stood at 56.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.3% on the previous year and up 12.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Maldives peaked at 58.8% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 23.1%, in 1998.
Maldives ranks 108th of 156 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Maldives, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 23.1% | — |
| 1999 | 25.3% | +9.8% |
| 2000 | 27.5% | +8.6% |
| 2001 | 33.3% | +21.2% |
| 2002 | 32.1% | -3.5% |
| 2003 | 33.9% | +5.3% |
| 2004 | 37.5% | +10.8% |
| 2005 | 36.2% | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 38.7% | +6.9% |
| 2007 | 38.9% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 39.3% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 39.7% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 40.7% | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 44.6% | +9.6% |
| 2012 | 50.2% | +12.4% |
| 2013 | 46.0% | -8.4% |
| 2014 | 43.4% | -5.5% |
| 2015 | 46.6% | +7.3% |
| 2016 | 46.9% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 50.2% | +7.1% |
| 2018 | 51.1% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 58.8% | +15.1% |
| 2022 | 56.3% | -4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24.2% | 23.1% | 25.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 35.7% | 27.5% | 39.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.9% | 40.7% | 58.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.3% | 56.3% | 56.3% | 1 |
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 lower secondary education who are female in Maldives?
- Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Maldives was 56.3% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 58.8% in 2019.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.1% in 1998.
- How does Maldives rank for percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female?
- Maldives ranks 108th out of 156 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.2%. 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 lower secondary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release