Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in Maldives
Maldives: Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female was 55.5% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in Maldives, 1970–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 55.5% for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in 2022.
That represents a change of down 4.6% on the previous year and up 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in Maldives peaked at 58.1% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 23.6%, in 1998.
Maldives ranks 128th of 210 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in Maldives, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 38.5% | — |
| 1971 | 30.8% | -20.0% |
| 1998 | 23.6% | -23.2% |
| 1999 | 25.4% | +7.5% |
| 2000 | 29.3% | +15.4% |
| 2001 | 41.0% | +39.8% |
| 2002 | 32.5% | -20.6% |
| 2003 | 34.7% | +6.6% |
| 2010 | 39.8% | +14.8% |
| 2011 | 43.6% | +9.5% |
| 2012 | 50.5% | +15.9% |
| 2013 | 47.0% | -7.0% |
| 2014 | 42.7% | -9.0% |
| 2015 | 45.8% | +7.3% |
| 2016 | 46.3% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 49.1% | +6.0% |
| 2018 | 50.5% | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 58.1% | +15.1% |
| 2022 | 55.5% | -4.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 34.6% | 30.8% | 38.5% | 2 |
| 1990s | 24.5% | 23.6% | 25.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 34.4% | 29.3% | 41.0% | 4 |
| 2010s | 47.4% | 39.8% | 58.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.5% | 55.5% | 55.5% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 125 Botswana 55.8% compare
- 126 Türkiye 55.8% compare
- 127 Luxembourg 55.6% compare
- 129 El Salvador 55.3% compare
- 130 Lesotho 55.2% compare
- 131 Hong Kong, China 55.2% 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 secondary education who are female in Maldives?
- Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in Maldives was 55.5% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 58.1% in 2019.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.6% in 1998.
- How does Maldives rank for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female?
- Maldives ranks 128th out of 210 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.8%. 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 secondary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release