Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Maldives
Maldives: Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female was 58.8% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Maldives, 1998–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Maldives is 58.8%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 15.1% on the previous year and up 48.1% 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 86th of 138 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 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% |
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 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 83 Liechtenstein 59.9% compare
- 84 Palestine, State of 59.1% compare
- 85 Qatar 58.9% compare
- 87 Tunisia 58.5% compare
- 88 Kuwait 57.6% compare
- 89 Costa Rica 57.6% 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 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 58.8% in 2019, 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 86th out of 138 countries with data for 2019.
- Is percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.1%. 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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Number of female teachers at the lower secondary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers (male and female) at the lower secondary level in a given school year. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.