Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Maldives
Maldives: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 0.9756 GPIA in 2018. ▬ Flat
Latest (2018)
0.9756 GPIA
Change on year
up 7.7%
World rank
79th
of 97 countries
All-time high
2 GPIA
in 2014
All-time low
0.8142 GPIA
in 2015
Years of data
17
1998–2018
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Maldives, 1998–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Maldives is 0.9756 GPIA, measured in 2018.
That represents a change of up 7.7% on the previous year and down 32.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Maldives peaked at 2 GPIA in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.8142 GPIA, in 2015.
Maldives ranks 79th of 97 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Maldives, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1.49 GPIA | — |
| 1999 | 1.03 GPIA | -31.3% |
| 2000 | 1.51 GPIA | +46.9% |
| 2001 | 1.01 GPIA | -32.9% |
| 2002 | 1.05 GPIA | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 1.37 GPIA | +30.9% |
| 2005 | 0.9647 GPIA | -29.6% |
| 2006 | 0.9746 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 1.44 GPIA | +47.9% |
| 2010 | 1.64 GPIA | +13.7% |
| 2011 | 1.94 GPIA | +18.3% |
| 2012 | 1.95 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 2 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 0.8142 GPIA | -59.3% |
| 2016 | 0.8763 GPIA | +7.6% |
| 2017 | 0.9058 GPIA | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 0.9756 GPIA | +7.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.26 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 1.49 GPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.19 GPIA | 0.9647 GPIA | 1.51 GPIA | 7 |
| 2010s | 1.39 GPIA | 0.8142 GPIA | 2 GPIA | 8 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 76 Costa Rica 0.9976 GPIA compare
- 77 Macao 0.9969 GPIA compare
- 78 British Virgin Islands 0.989 GPIA compare
- 80 Ghana 0.9647 GPIA compare
- 81 Bolivia 0.9476 GPIA compare
- 82 Azerbaijan 0.9195 GPIA compare
More education data for Maldives
- 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)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 76.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 19.0% (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 0.9756 GPIA in 2018, 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 2 GPIA in 2014.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8142 GPIA in 2015.
- How does Maldives rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- Maldives ranks 79th out of 97 countries with data for 2018.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release