Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Maldives
Maldives: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 65.5% 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 65.5%.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and down 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Maldives peaked at 88.7% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 37.8%, in 2009.
Maldives ranks 85th of 113 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Maldives, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 46.8% | — |
| 1999 | 47.0% | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 47.2% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 56.6% | +19.9% |
| 2002 | 47.1% | -16.9% |
| 2003 | 49.7% | +5.6% |
| 2005 | 40.9% | -17.7% |
| 2006 | 45.0% | +10.1% |
| 2009 | 37.8% | -15.9% |
| 2010 | 39.0% | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 49.5% | +26.9% |
| 2012 | 72.4% | +46.2% |
| 2013 | 71.6% | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 73.2% | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 80.7% | +10.2% |
| 2016 | 86.3% | +7.0% |
| 2017 | 87.1% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 88.7% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 66.2% | -25.4% |
| 2022 | 65.5% | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 46.9% | 46.8% | 47.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 46.3% | 37.8% | 56.6% | 7 |
| 2010s | 71.5% | 39.0% | 88.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.5% | 65.5% | 65.5% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 82 Cameroon 69.0% compare
- 83 Montserrat 68.8% compare
- 84 Brunei 68.6% compare
- 86 Antigua and Barbuda 64.7% compare
- 87 Sierra Leone 62.6% compare
- 88 Tokelau 57.1% compare
More education data for Maldives
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
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 65.5% 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 88.7% in 2018.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.8% in 2009.
- How does Maldives rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- Maldives ranks 85th out of 113 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 down 9.5%. 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 pre-primary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release