Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Maldives
Maldives: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 86.6% 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 86.6%.
That represents a change of up 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Maldives peaked at 92.1% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 60.8%, in 2003.
Maldives ranks 93rd of 139 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Maldives, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 68.9% | — |
| 1999 | 66.7% | -3.2% |
| 2000 | 66.5% | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 66.9% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 63.8% | -4.7% |
| 2003 | 60.8% | -4.7% |
| 2005 | 64.3% | +5.7% |
| 2006 | 67.6% | +5.1% |
| 2007 | 65.9% | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 67.9% | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 74.1% | +9.1% |
| 2010 | 77.0% | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 80.8% | +4.9% |
| 2012 | 77.5% | -4.1% |
| 2013 | 90.1% | +16.3% |
| 2014 | 86.1% | -4.5% |
| 2015 | 82.8% | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 85.7% | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 90.1% | +5.1% |
| 2018 | 92.1% | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 86.6% | -5.9% |
| 2022 | 86.6% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 67.8% | 66.7% | 68.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 66.4% | 60.8% | 74.1% | 9 |
| 2010s | 84.9% | 77.0% | 92.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 86.6% | 86.6% | 86.6% | 1 |
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More education data for Maldives
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 99.71 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 99.7% (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 86.6% 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 92.1% in 2018.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.8% in 2003.
- How does Maldives rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- Maldives ranks 93rd out of 139 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 up 11.8%. 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 primary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release