Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), per capita in Maldives
Maldives: Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), per capita was 0.0066 units per person in 2022. ▲ Rising
Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), per capita in Maldives, 1970–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), per capita in Maldives is 0.0066 units per person, measured in 2022.
The figure is down 12.2% on the previous year and down 17.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), per capita in Maldives peaked at 0.0097 units per person in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.0002 units per person, in 1971.
That places Maldives 88th out of 201 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), per capita in Maldives, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0002 units per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.0002 units per person | -3.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0027 units per person | +1197.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0032 units per person | +18.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0046 units per person | +47.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0066 units per person | +41.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0058 units per person | -11.7% |
| 2003 | 0.007 units per person | +21.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0097 units per person | +37.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0082 units per person | -14.7% |
| 2012 | 0.008 units per person | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0091 units per person | +13.7% |
| 2014 | 0.009 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0078 units per person | -13.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0075 units per person | -4.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0075 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0077 units per person | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0075 units per person | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0066 units per person | -12.2% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 0.0066 units per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.007 units per person, 95% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 0.0066 units per person is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.0058 units per person, 1.1× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), per capita 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 | +1197.1% | 0.0002 units per person | 0.0027 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0002 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.0029 units per person | 0.0027 units per person | 0.0032 units per person | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.006 units per person | 0.0046 units per person | 0.007 units per person | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.0082 units per person | 0.0075 units per person | 0.0097 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0066 units per person | 0.0066 units per person | 0.0066 units per person | 1 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
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 secondary education, both sexes (number), per capita in Maldives?
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), per capita in Maldives was 0.0066 units per person in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), per capita recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0097 units per person in 2010.
- What is the lowest teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), per capita recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0002 units per person in 1971.
- How does Maldives rank for teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), per capita?
- Maldives ranks 88th out of 201 countries with data for 2022.
- Is teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), per capita rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes UNESCO Institute for Statistics
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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 secondary education, both sexes (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.