Proportion of teachers with the minimum required … both in Maldives
Maldives: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required … both was 98.5% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Maldives, 1998–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Maldives is 98.5%, measured in 2022.
The figure is up 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Maldives peaked at 98.8% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 75.6%, in 1998.
That places Maldives 36th out of 110 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required … both in Maldives, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 75.6% | — |
| 2002 | 81.5% | +7.9% |
| 2010 | 94.9% | +16.4% |
| 2011 | 98.3% | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 93.9% | -4.5% |
| 2013 | 98.8% | +5.3% |
| 2014 | 92.1% | -6.8% |
| 2015 | 93.4% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 94.9% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 96.5% | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 98.3% | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 98.5% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 98.5% | +0.0% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 98.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 88.3%, 1.1× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 98.5% is above the median for South Asia, which is 94.8%, 1.0× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 75.6% | 75.6% | 75.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 81.5% | 81.5% | 81.5% | 1 |
| 2010s | 96.0% | 92.1% | 98.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.5% | 98.5% | 98.5% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
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 98.5% 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 98.8% in 2013.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.6% in 1998.
- How does Maldives rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- Maldives ranks 36th out of 110 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 4.9%. 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 secondary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release