Proportion of teachers … teachers pre-primary both sexes in Maldives
Maldives: Proportion of teachers … teachers pre-primary both sexes was 65.5% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
65.5%
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
85th
of 113 countries
All-time high
88.7%
in 2018
All-time low
37.8%
in 2009
Years of data
20
1998–2022
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 … teachers pre-primary both sexes 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% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 65.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 91.5%, 72% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 65.5% is above the median for South Asia, which is 65.5%, 1.0× the median. (5 countries reporting)
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
- 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 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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February 2026 Data Release