Teachers in pre-primary education, female (number) (Teachers female) in Maldives
Maldives: Teachers in pre-primary education, female (number) (Teachers female) was 1,386 number in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Teachers in pre-primary education, female in Maldives, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 1,386 number for teachers in pre-primary education, female in 2019. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.2% on the previous year and up 68.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in pre-primary education, female in Maldives peaked at 1,386 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 27 number, in 1977.
Maldives ranks 137th of 179 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, female (number) (Teachers female) 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 | 321 number | +903.1% |
| 1999 | 352 number | +9.7% |
| 2000 | 386 number | +9.7% |
| 2001 | 526 number | +36.3% |
| 2002 | 521 number | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 477 number | -8.4% |
| 2004 | 512 number | +7.3% |
| 2005 | 490 number | -4.3% |
| 2006 | 598 number | +22.0% |
| 2007 | 590 number | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 721 number | +22.2% |
| 2009 | 823 number | +14.1% |
| 2010 | 902 number | +9.6% |
| 2011 | 628 number | -30.4% |
| 2012 | 820 number | +30.6% |
| 2014 | 1,372 number | +67.3% |
| 2015 | 1,336 number | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 1,345 number | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 1,321 number | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 1,317 number | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 1,386 number | +5.2% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 1,386 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 8,188 number, 17% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 1,386 number is below the median for South Asia, which is 28,296 number, 5% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in pre-primary education, female (number) (Teachers female) 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 | +903.1% | 32 number | 321 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 30.25 number | 27 number | 32 number | 4 |
| 1990s | 336.5 number | 321 number | 352 number | 2 |
| 2000s | 564.4 number | 386 number | 823 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,159 number | 628 number | 1,386 number | 9 |
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, female in Maldives?
- Teachers in pre-primary education, female in Maldives was 1,386 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in pre-primary education, female recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 1,386 number in 2019.
- What is the lowest teachers in pre-primary education, female recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 27 number in 1977.
- How does Maldives rank for teachers in pre-primary education, female?
- Maldives ranks 137th out of 179 countries with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in pre-primary education, female rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 68.4%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total number of female 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.