Teachers in secondary education, male (number) in Maldives
Maldives: Teachers in secondary education, male (number) was 1,547 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Teachers in secondary education, male in Maldives, 1970–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2022, teachers in secondary education, male in Maldives stood at 1,547.
The figure is down 5.7% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in secondary education, male in Maldives peaked at 2,132 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 16, in 1970.
Maldives ranks 160th of 209 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Teachers in secondary education, male (number) in Maldives, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 16 | — |
| 1971 | 18 | +12.5% |
| 1998 | 553 | +2972.2% |
| 1999 | 652 | +17.9% |
| 2000 | 926 | +42.0% |
| 2001 | 1,112 | +20.1% |
| 2003 | 1,364 | +22.7% |
| 2010 | 2,098 | +53.8% |
| 2011 | 1,737 | -17.2% |
| 2012 | 1,535 | -11.6% |
| 2013 | 1,934 | +26.0% |
| 2014 | 2,132 | +10.2% |
| 2015 | 1,815 | -14.9% |
| 2016 | 1,777 | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 1,746 | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 1,814 | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 1,640 | -9.6% |
| 2022 | 1,547 | -5.7% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 1,547 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 13,168, 12% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 1,547 is below the median for South Asia, which is 66,497, 2% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in secondary education, male (number) 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 | +2972.2% | 18 | 553 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 17 | 16 | 18 | 2 |
| 1990s | 602.5 | 553 | 652 | 2 |
| 2000s | 1,134 | 926 | 1,364 | 3 |
| 2010s | 1,823 | 1,535 | 2,132 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,547 | 1,547 | 1,547 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 157 Cape Verde 1,747 compare
- 158 Guinea-Bissau 1,611 compare
- 159 Malta 1,586 compare
- 161 Brunei 1,528 compare
- 162 Solomon Islands 1,484 compare
- 163 Guyana 1,367 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 secondary education, male in Maldives?
- Teachers in secondary education, male in Maldives was 1,547 in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in secondary education, male recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 2,132 in 2014.
- What is the lowest teachers in secondary education, male recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 16 in 1970.
- How does Maldives rank for teachers in secondary education, male?
- Maldives ranks 160th out of 209 countries with data for 2022.
- Is teachers in secondary education, male rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. 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 secondary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release