Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Maldives
Maldives: Teachers in lower secondary education, female was 1,876 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Maldives, 1998–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in lower secondary education, female in Maldives is 1,876 number, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 22.9% on the previous year and up 51.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, female in Maldives peaked at 1,876 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 157 number, in 1998.
That places Maldives 104th out of 138 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Maldives, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 157 number | — |
| 1999 | 208 number | +32.5% |
| 2000 | 327 number | +57.2% |
| 2001 | 451 number | +37.9% |
| 2002 | 514 number | +14.0% |
| 2003 | 603 number | +17.3% |
| 2004 | 678 number | +12.4% |
| 2005 | 748 number | +10.3% |
| 2006 | 992 number | +32.6% |
| 2007 | 999 number | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 1,181 number | +18.2% |
| 2009 | 1,237 number | +4.7% |
| 2010 | 1,257 number | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 1,211 number | -3.7% |
| 2012 | 1,301 number | +7.4% |
| 2013 | 1,416 number | +8.8% |
| 2014 | 1,395 number | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 1,291 number | -7.5% |
| 2016 | 1,280 number | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 1,420 number | +10.9% |
| 2018 | 1,526 number | +7.5% |
| 2019 | 1,876 number | +22.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 182.5 number | 157 number | 208 number | 2 |
| 2000s | 773 number | 327 number | 1,237 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,397 number | 1,211 number | 1,876 number | 10 |
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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 1,876 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 1,876 number in 2019.
- What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 157 number in 1998.
- How does Maldives rank for teachers in lower secondary education, female?
- Maldives ranks 104th out of 138 countries with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in lower secondary education, female rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.7%. 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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Total number of female 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.