Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Maldives
Maldives: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 39.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Maldives, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Maldives is 39.6%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 50.1% on the previous year and down 45.9% 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, 38.4%, in 2009.
That places Maldives 96th out of 110 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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 | 49.2% | — |
| 1999 | 47.2% | -4.2% |
| 2000 | 48.7% | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 56.7% | +16.3% |
| 2002 | 47.2% | -16.7% |
| 2003 | 50.5% | +7.0% |
| 2005 | 40.8% | -19.2% |
| 2006 | 45.0% | +10.2% |
| 2009 | 38.4% | -14.6% |
| 2010 | 39.6% | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 55.9% | +41.2% |
| 2012 | 76.5% | +36.8% |
| 2013 | 82.3% | +7.6% |
| 2014 | 73.3% | -11.0% |
| 2015 | 79.9% | +9.1% |
| 2016 | 85.9% | +7.4% |
| 2017 | 86.9% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 88.7% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 66.1% | -25.5% |
| 2022 | 79.5% | +20.3% |
| 2024 | 39.6% | -50.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 48.2% | 47.2% | 49.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 46.8% | 38.4% | 56.7% | 7 |
| 2010s | 73.5% | 39.6% | 88.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.6% | 39.6% | 79.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
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 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 39.6% in 2024, 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 38.4% in 2009.
- How does Maldives rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- Maldives ranks 96th out of 110 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.9%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 21 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release