Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Maldives
Maldives: Teachers in lower secondary education, female was 1,588 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Maldives, 1998–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2022, teachers in lower secondary education, female in Maldives stood at 1,588.
That represents a change of down 5.7% on the previous year and up 22.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, female in Maldives peaked at 1,683 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 157, in 1998.
That places Maldives 113th out of 155 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Maldives, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 157 | — |
| 1999 | 208 | +32.5% |
| 2000 | 327 | +57.2% |
| 2001 | 451 | +37.9% |
| 2002 | 514 | +14.0% |
| 2003 | 603 | +17.3% |
| 2004 | 678 | +12.4% |
| 2005 | 748 | +10.3% |
| 2006 | 992 | +32.6% |
| 2007 | 999 | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 1,181 | +18.2% |
| 2009 | 1,237 | +4.7% |
| 2010 | 1,257 | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 1,211 | -3.7% |
| 2012 | 1,301 | +7.4% |
| 2013 | 1,416 | +8.8% |
| 2014 | 1,395 | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 1,291 | -7.5% |
| 2016 | 1,280 | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 1,420 | +10.9% |
| 2018 | 1,526 | +7.5% |
| 2019 | 1,683 | +10.3% |
| 2022 | 1,588 | -5.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 182.5 | 157 | 208 | 2 |
| 2000s | 773 | 327 | 1,237 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,378 | 1,211 | 1,683 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,588 | 1,588 | 1,588 | 1 |
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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 teachers in lower secondary education, female in Maldives?
- Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Maldives was 1,588 in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 1,683 in 2019.
- What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 157 in 1998.
- How does Maldives rank for teachers in lower secondary education, female?
- Maldives ranks 113th out of 155 countries with data for 2022.
- Is teachers in lower secondary education, female rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.1%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release