Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Maldives
Maldives: Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female was 51.8% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Maldives, 1998–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 51.8% for percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.8% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Maldives peaked at 60.6% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 26.9%, in 1999.
Maldives ranks 106th of 153 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Maldives, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 32.6% | — |
| 1999 | 26.9% | -17.3% |
| 2000 | 47.5% | +76.4% |
| 2001 | 60.6% | +27.5% |
| 2003 | 39.4% | -34.9% |
| 2010 | 32.7% | -17.1% |
| 2011 | 36.0% | +10.1% |
| 2012 | 52.4% | +45.6% |
| 2013 | 52.6% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 38.3% | -27.2% |
| 2015 | 42.1% | +10.0% |
| 2016 | 43.5% | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 43.9% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 47.7% | +8.8% |
| 2019 | 55.0% | +15.2% |
| 2022 | 51.8% | -5.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 29.7% | 26.9% | 32.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 49.2% | 39.4% | 60.6% | 3 |
| 2010s | 44.4% | 32.7% | 55.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 51.8% | 51.8% | 51.8% | 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 upper secondary education who are female in Maldives?
- Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Maldives was 51.8% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 60.6% in 2001.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.9% in 1999.
- How does Maldives rank for percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female?
- Maldives ranks 106th out of 153 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. 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 upper secondary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release