Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Maldives
Maldives: Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes was 3,188 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Maldives, 1998–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 3,188 number for teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.8% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Maldives peaked at 3,211 number in 2014 and was at its lowest, 681 number, in 1998.
Maldives ranks 112th of 141 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Maldives, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 681 number | — |
| 1999 | 822 number | +20.7% |
| 2000 | 1,190 number | +44.8% |
| 2001 | 1,354 number | +13.8% |
| 2002 | 1,599 number | +18.1% |
| 2003 | 1,781 number | +11.4% |
| 2004 | 1,808 number | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 2,067 number | +14.3% |
| 2006 | 2,565 number | +24.1% |
| 2007 | 2,569 number | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 3,004 number | +16.9% |
| 2009 | 3,114 number | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 3,085 number | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 2,713 number | -12.1% |
| 2012 | 2,593 number | -4.4% |
| 2013 | 3,081 number | +18.8% |
| 2014 | 3,211 number | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 2,769 number | -13.8% |
| 2016 | 2,729 number | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 2,828 number | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 2,984 number | +5.5% |
| 2019 | 3,188 number | +6.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 751.5 number | 681 number | 822 number | 2 |
| 2000s | 2,105 number | 1,190 number | 3,114 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,918 number | 2,593 number | 3,211 number | 10 |
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More education data for Maldives
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 16,639 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 14.04 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 13,758 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 3.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 16,632 (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4,001 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 690.42 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 10,644 (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5,988 (2022)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Maldives?
- Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Maldives was 3,188 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 3,211 number in 2014.
- What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 681 number in 1998.
- How does Maldives rank for teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes?
- Maldives ranks 112th out of 141 countries with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. 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 Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of teachers in public and private lower secondary education institutions (ISCED 2). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.