Teachers in primary education, female in Maldives
Maldives: Teachers in primary education, female was 4,001 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, female in Maldives, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, teachers in primary education, female in Maldives stood at 4,001. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 14.2% on the previous year and up 62.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female in Maldives peaked at 4,001 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,635, in 1998.
Maldives ranks 154th of 212 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, female in Maldives, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1,635 | — |
| 1999 | 1,820 | +11.3% |
| 2000 | 1,959 | +7.6% |
| 2001 | 1,918 | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 2,137 | +11.4% |
| 2003 | 2,317 | +8.4% |
| 2004 | 1,830 | -21.0% |
| 2005 | 1,909 | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 2,335 | +22.3% |
| 2007 | 2,462 | +5.4% |
| 2008 | 2,555 | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 2,591 | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 2,641 | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 2,359 | -10.7% |
| 2012 | 2,470 | +4.7% |
| 2013 | 2,394 | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 2,456 | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 2,907 | +18.4% |
| 2016 | 3,128 | +7.6% |
| 2017 | 3,134 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 3,242 | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 3,713 | +14.5% |
| 2022 | 3,503 | -5.7% |
| 2024 | 4,001 | +14.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,728 | 1,635 | 1,820 | 2 |
| 2000s | 2,201 | 1,830 | 2,591 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,844 | 2,359 | 3,713 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,752 | 3,503 | 4,001 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 151 Cyprus 4,544 compare
- 152 Luxembourg 4,490 compare
- 153 Fiji 4,069 compare
- 155 Timor-Leste 3,772 compare
- 156 Brunei Darussalam 2,991 compare
- 157 Iceland 2,908 compare
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 primary education, female in Maldives?
- Teachers in primary education, female in Maldives was 4,001 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 4,001 in 2024.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,635 in 1998.
- How does Maldives rank for teachers in primary education, female?
- Maldives ranks 154th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in primary education, female rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 62.9%. 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 primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release