Primary education, teachers, per capita in Maldives
Maldives: Primary education, teachers, per capita was 0.0089 units per person in 2024. βΌ Falling
Primary education, teachers, per capita in Maldives, 1998β2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2024, primary education, teachers, per capita in Maldives stood at 0.0089 units per person.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers, per capita in Maldives peaked at 0.0123 units per person in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.008 units per person, in 2014.
That places Maldives 15th out of 204 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0106 units per person | 0.0103 units per person | 0.011 units per person | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.0107 units per person | 0.0092 units per person | 0.0123 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0093 units per person | 0.008 units per person | 0.0102 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0089 units per person | 0.0089 units per person | 0.0089 units per person | 2 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 12 Israel 0.0093 units per person compare
- 13 Iceland 0.0093 units per person compare
- 14 French Polynesia 0.0091 units per person
- 16 St. Kitts and Nevis 0.0087 units per person compare
- 17 Luxembourg 0.0087 units per person compare
- 18 Georgia 0.0085 units per person compare
More education data for Maldives
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 4,691 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 76.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 19.0% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 99.7% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 4,691 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, teachers, per capita in Maldives?
- Primary education, teachers, per capita in Maldives was 0.0089 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers, per capita recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0123 units per person in 2003.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers, per capita recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.008 units per person in 2014.
- How does Maldives rank for primary education, teachers, per capita?
- Maldives ranks 15th out of 204 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary education, teachers, per capita rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Primary education, teachers, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Primary education, teachers divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Primary education, teachers Γ· Population, total
Computed from
- Primary education, teachers Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Primary education, teachers divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.