Proportion of teachers … teachers upper female secondary in Maldives
Maldives: Proportion of teachers … teachers upper female secondary was 98.9% 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 98.9%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Maldives peaked at 98.9% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 71.4%, in 1998.
Maldives ranks 29th of 80 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Proportion of teachers … teachers upper female secondary in Maldives, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 71.4% | — |
| 2010 | 91.6% | +28.2% |
| 2011 | 93.9% | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 97.8% | +4.1% |
| 2013 | 98.0% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 94.9% | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 95.1% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 96.8% | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 98.5% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 98.8% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 98.9% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 98.9% | +0.0% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 98.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 90.9%, 1.1× the median. (26 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 98.9% is above the median for South Asia, which is 94.3%, 1.0× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 71.4% | 71.4% | 71.4% | 1 |
| 2010s | 96.4% | 91.6% | 98.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.9% | 98.9% | 98.9% | 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 98.9% 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 98.9% in 2019.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.4% in 1998.
- How does Maldives rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- Maldives ranks 29th out of 80 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 1.2%. 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 upper secondary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release