Proportion of teachers … teachers lower male secondary in Maldives
Maldives: Proportion of teachers … teachers lower male secondary was 98.7% 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 98.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Maldives peaked at 99.3% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 74.0%, in 1998.
That places Maldives 32nd out of 84 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Proportion of teachers … teachers lower male secondary in Maldives, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 74.0% | — |
| 1999 | 76.9% | +3.8% |
| 2000 | 74.6% | -2.9% |
| 2001 | 83.3% | +11.6% |
| 2002 | 80.5% | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 82.3% | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 96.4% | +17.1% |
| 2007 | 88.7% | -8.0% |
| 2008 | 94.7% | +6.8% |
| 2009 | 95.7% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 98.1% | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 98.5% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 98.2% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 99.3% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 92.3% | -7.0% |
| 2015 | 92.1% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 93.9% | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 97.2% | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 98.7% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 98.7% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 98.7% | +0.0% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 98.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 85.9%, 1.1× the median. (26 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 98.7% is above the median for South Asia, which is 94.5%, 1.0× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 75.5% | 74.0% | 76.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 87.0% | 74.6% | 96.4% | 8 |
| 2010s | 96.7% | 92.1% | 99.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.7% | 98.7% | 98.7% | 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 proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Maldives?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Maldives was 98.7% 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 99.3% in 2013.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.0% in 1998.
- How does Maldives rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- Maldives ranks 32nd 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 0.5%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release