Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are trained in Maldives
Maldives: Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are trained was 57.0% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are trained in Maldives, 1998–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 57.0% for percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are trained in 2019. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.1% on the previous year and up 43.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are trained in Maldives peaked at 57.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 24.4%, in 1998.
That places Maldives 50th out of 76 countries with data for 2019, putting it 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 lower secondary education who are trained in Maldives, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 24.4% | — |
| 1999 | 27.5% | +12.8% |
| 2000 | 29.1% | +5.7% |
| 2001 | 34.3% | +18.1% |
| 2002 | 34.3% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 38.0% | +10.8% |
| 2006 | 38.6% | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 39.6% | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 39.4% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 39.7% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 40.4% | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 44.5% | +10.2% |
| 2012 | 47.4% | +6.5% |
| 2013 | 45.8% | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 43.8% | -4.4% |
| 2015 | 47.3% | +8.1% |
| 2016 | 47.4% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 49.6% | +4.8% |
| 2018 | 50.9% | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 57.0% | +12.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25.9% | 24.4% | 27.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 36.6% | 29.1% | 39.7% | 8 |
| 2010s | 47.4% | 40.4% | 57.0% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 47 El Salvador 57.8% compare
- 48 Kuwait 57.7% compare
- 49 Costa Rica 57.6% compare
- 51 Cape Verde 55.9% compare
- 52 Egypt 54.4% compare
- 53 Colombia 53.3% 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 trained in Maldives?
- Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are trained in Maldives was 57.0% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are trained recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 57.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are trained recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.4% in 1998.
- How does Maldives rank for percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are trained?
- Maldives ranks 50th out of 76 countries with data for 2019.
- Is percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are trained rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.8%. 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 lower secondary education who are trained 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