Proportion of teachers … Proportion lower female secondary in Maldives
Maldives: Proportion of teachers … Proportion lower female secondary was 91.2% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Maldives, 1998–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Maldives stood at 91.2%.
The figure is down 6.7% on the previous year and down 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Maldives peaked at 98.5% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 79.6%, in 1998.
Maldives ranks 28th of 54 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Proportion of teachers … Proportion lower female secondary in Maldives, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 79.6% | — |
| 1999 | 86.1% | +8.1% |
| 2000 | 80.7% | -6.2% |
| 2001 | 87.1% | +7.9% |
| 2002 | 88.5% | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 88.9% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 96.0% | +7.9% |
| 2007 | 91.3% | -4.9% |
| 2008 | 95.3% | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 95.4% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 96.9% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 98.2% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 88.0% | -10.4% |
| 2013 | 98.5% | +11.9% |
| 2014 | 93.5% | -5.1% |
| 2015 | 94.7% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 95.6% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 95.7% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 97.7% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 91.2% | -6.7% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 91.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 94.6%, 96% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 82.8% | 79.6% | 86.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 90.4% | 80.7% | 96.0% | 8 |
| 2010s | 95.0% | 88.0% | 98.5% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
More education data for Maldives
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 98.19 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.05 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Maldives?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Maldives was 91.2% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 98.5% in 2013.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.6% in 1998.
- How does Maldives rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- Maldives ranks 28th out of 54 countries with data for 2019.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.4%. 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 Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in lower secondary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of female teachers who have received the minimum organized teacher training (pre-service or in-service) required for teaching at the lower secondary level in the given country, expressed as a percentage of the total number of female teachers at the lower secondary level.