Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled (male gaps) in Maldives
Maldives: Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled (male gaps) was 690.42 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in Maldives, 1998–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in Maldives is 690.42, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is down 25.7% on the previous year and down 17.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in Maldives peaked at 1,340 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 690.42, in 2024.
That places Maldives 160th out of 212 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled (male gaps) in Maldives, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1,170 | — |
| 1999 | 1,231 | +5.2% |
| 2000 | 1,287 | +4.5% |
| 2001 | 1,237 | -3.9% |
| 2002 | 1,274 | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 1,327 | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 956 | -28.0% |
| 2005 | 973 | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 1,001 | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 1,001 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 996 | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 933 | -6.3% |
| 2010 | 961 | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 916 | -4.7% |
| 2012 | 935 | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 1,017 | +8.8% |
| 2014 | 836 | -17.8% |
| 2015 | 1,168 | +39.7% |
| 2016 | 1,124 | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 1,326 | +18.0% |
| 2018 | 1,340 | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 1,238 | -7.6% |
| 2020 | 1,215 | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 1,191 | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 1,168 | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 929.23 | -20.4% |
| 2024 | 690.42 | -25.7% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 690.42 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4,188, 16% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 690.42 is below the median for South Asia, which is 40,114, 2% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled (male gaps) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +39.7% | 836 | 1,168 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,200 | 1,170 | 1,231 | 2 |
| 2000s | 1,098 | 933 | 1,327 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,086 | 836 | 1,340 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,039 | 690.42 | 1,215 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 157 Czechia 712 compare
- 157 Martinique 712
- 159 Vanuatu 704 compare
- 161 Guadeloupe 688
- 162 French Polynesia 671
- 163 Iceland 660 compare
More education data for Maldives
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0834 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in Maldives?
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in Maldives was 690.42 in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 1,340 in 2018.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 690.42 in 2024.
- How does Maldives rank for teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled?
- Maldives ranks 160th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Teachers in primary education, male (number) with 869 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Teachers in primary education, male UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Teachers in primary education, male (number) with 869 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.