Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are trained in Maldives
Maldives: Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are trained was 98.3% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are trained in Maldives, 1998–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 98.3% for percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are trained in 2018.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are trained in Maldives peaked at 100.0% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 90.7%, in 1999.
Maldives ranks 43rd of 100 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are trained in Maldives, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 94.6% | — |
| 1999 | 90.7% | -4.1% |
| 2000 | 96.9% | +6.8% |
| 2001 | 91.4% | -5.7% |
| 2002 | 93.2% | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 97.2% | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 94.8% | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 97.8% | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 98.1% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 99.2% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 99.2% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 99.7% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 99.6% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 100.0% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 95.2% | -4.8% |
| 2016 | 95.9% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 97.5% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 98.3% | +0.9% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 98.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 98.3%, 1.0× the median. (26 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 98.3% 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 | 92.7% | 90.7% | 94.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 95.6% | 91.4% | 98.1% | 7 |
| 2010s | 98.3% | 95.2% | 100.0% | 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 pre-primary education who are trained in Maldives?
- Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are trained in Maldives was 98.3% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are trained recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2014.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are trained recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 90.7% in 1999.
- How does Maldives rank for percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are trained?
- Maldives ranks 43rd out of 100 countries with data for 2018.
- Is percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are trained rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. 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 pre-primary 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