Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Maldives
Maldives: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 98.0% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Maldives, 1998–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Maldives stood at 98.0%.
That represents a change of up 11.4% 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 34th of 84 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in 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 | 98.0% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
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 | 95.7% | 88.0% | 98.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.0% | 98.0% | 98.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 31 Azerbaijan 99.0% compare
- 32 Belarus 98.6% compare
- 33 Colombia 98.1% compare
- 35 Nepal 97.5% compare
- 36 Costa Rica 96.7% compare
- 37 El Salvador 96.6% compare
More education data for Maldives
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
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 98.0% in 2022, 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 34th out of 84 countries with data for 2022.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.4%. 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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February 2026 Data Release