Proportion of teachers … teachers lower adjusted gender in Maldives
Maldives: Proportion of teachers … teachers lower adjusted gender was 0.9283 GPIA in 2019. ▼ Falling
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Maldives, 1998–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2019, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Maldives stood at 0.9283 GPIA.
The figure is down 6.2% on the previous year and down 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Maldives peaked at 1.11 GPIA in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.896 GPIA, in 2012.
That places Maldives 68th out of 73 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Proportion of teachers … teachers lower adjusted gender in Maldives, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1.07 GPIA | — |
| 1999 | 1.11 GPIA | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 1.08 GPIA | -2.8% |
| 2001 | 1.04 GPIA | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 1.09 GPIA | +4.5% |
| 2005 | 1.07 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 0.9951 GPIA | -7.3% |
| 2007 | 1.03 GPIA | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 1.01 GPIA | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 0.9969 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.9873 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.9964 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.896 GPIA | -10.1% |
| 2013 | 0.9923 GPIA | +10.7% |
| 2014 | 1.01 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 1.03 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.9772 GPIA | -4.0% |
| 2018 | 0.99 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.9283 GPIA | -6.2% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 0.9283 GPIA is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1 GPIA, 93% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 0.9283 GPIA is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.9772 GPIA, 95% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.09 GPIA | 1.07 GPIA | 1.11 GPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.04 GPIA | 0.9951 GPIA | 1.09 GPIA | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.9825 GPIA | 0.896 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 10 |
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 0.9283 GPIA 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 1.11 GPIA in 1999.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.896 GPIA in 2012.
- How does Maldives rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- Maldives ranks 68th out of 73 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 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release