Teachers in pre-primary education, female in Maldives
Maldives: Teachers in pre-primary education, 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 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% |
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
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 99.71 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 99.7% (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.