Teachers in primary education, female (number) in Maldives
Maldives: Teachers in primary education, female (number) was 3,855 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, female in Maldives, 1998–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in primary education, female in Maldives is 3,855 number, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 18.9% on the previous year and up 48.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female in Maldives peaked at 3,855 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1,635 number, in 1998.
That places Maldives 148th out of 196 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 primary education, female (number) in Maldives, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1,635 number | — |
| 1999 | 1,820 number | +11.3% |
| 2000 | 1,959 number | +7.6% |
| 2001 | 1,918 number | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 2,137 number | +11.4% |
| 2003 | 2,317 number | +8.4% |
| 2004 | 1,830 number | -21.0% |
| 2005 | 1,909 number | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 2,335 number | +22.3% |
| 2007 | 2,462 number | +5.4% |
| 2008 | 2,555 number | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 2,591 number | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 2,641 number | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 2,359 number | -10.7% |
| 2012 | 2,470 number | +4.7% |
| 2013 | 2,394 number | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 2,456 number | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 2,907 number | +18.4% |
| 2016 | 3,128 number | +7.6% |
| 2017 | 3,134 number | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 3,242 number | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 3,855 number | +18.9% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 3,855 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 23,661 number, 16% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 3,855 number is below the median for South Asia, which is 79,209 number, 5% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,728 number | 1,635 number | 1,820 number | 2 |
| 2000s | 2,201 number | 1,830 number | 2,591 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,859 number | 2,359 number | 3,855 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 primary education, female in Maldives?
- Teachers in primary education, female in Maldives was 3,855 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 3,855 number in 2019.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,635 number in 1998.
- How does Maldives rank for teachers in primary education, female?
- Maldives ranks 148th out of 196 countries with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in primary education, female rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.8%. 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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Total number of female teachers in public and private 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.