Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes (number) (Teachers both) in Maldives
Maldives: Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes (number) (Teachers both) was 1,408 number in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in Maldives, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 1,408 number for teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in 2019. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.2% on the previous year and up 65.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in Maldives peaked at 1,408 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 27 number, in 1977.
Maldives ranks 141st of 185 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes (number) (Teachers both) in Maldives, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 30 number | — |
| 1971 | 32 number | +6.7% |
| 1977 | 27 number | -15.6% |
| 1978 | 32 number | +18.5% |
| 1998 | 357 number | +1015.6% |
| 1999 | 389 number | +9.0% |
| 2000 | 411 number | +5.7% |
| 2001 | 576 number | +40.1% |
| 2002 | 561 number | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 499 number | -11.1% |
| 2004 | 538 number | +7.8% |
| 2005 | 516 number | -4.1% |
| 2006 | 611 number | +18.4% |
| 2007 | 611 number | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 744 number | +21.8% |
| 2009 | 851 number | +14.4% |
| 2010 | 923 number | +8.5% |
| 2011 | 715 number | -22.5% |
| 2012 | 869 number | +21.5% |
| 2013 | 1,164 number | +33.9% |
| 2014 | 1,373 number | +18.0% |
| 2015 | 1,391 number | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 1,395 number | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 1,352 number | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 1,339 number | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 1,408 number | +5.2% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 1,408 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 8,188 number, 17% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 1,408 number is below the median for South Asia, which is 43,472 number, 3% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes (number) (Teachers both) in Maldives changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +1015.6% | 32 number | 357 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 30.25 number | 27 number | 32 number | 4 |
| 1990s | 373 number | 357 number | 389 number | 2 |
| 2000s | 591.8 number | 411 number | 851 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,193 number | 715 number | 1,408 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
More education data for Maldives
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 98.19 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.05 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in Maldives?
- Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in Maldives was 1,408 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 1,408 number in 2019.
- What is the lowest teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 27 number in 1977.
- How does Maldives rank for teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes?
- Maldives ranks 141st out of 185 countries with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 65.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total number of teachers in public and private pre-primary education institutions. 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.