Teachers in upper secondary education, female (number) (Teachers) in Maldives
Maldives: Teachers in upper secondary education, female (number) (Teachers) was 409 number in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Teachers in upper secondary education, female in Maldives, 1998–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 409 number for teachers in upper secondary education, female in 2019. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 25.8% on the previous year.
Over the whole period, teachers in upper secondary education, female in Maldives peaked at 409 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 14 number, in 1998.
That places Maldives 116th out of 131 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Teachers in upper secondary education, female (number) (Teachers) in Maldives, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 14 number | — |
| 1999 | 14 number | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 57 number | +307.1% |
| 2001 | 321 number | +463.2% |
| 2003 | 121 number | -62.3% |
| 2018 | 325 number | +168.6% |
| 2019 | 409 number | +25.8% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 409 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 15,848 number, 3% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 409 number is below the median for South Asia, which is 12,019 number, 3% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14 number | 14 number | 14 number | 2 |
| 2000s | 166.33 number | 57 number | 321 number | 3 |
| 2010s | 367 number | 325 number | 409 number | 2 |
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 upper secondary education, female in Maldives?
- Teachers in upper secondary education, female in Maldives was 409 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in upper secondary education, female recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 409 number in 2019.
- What is the lowest teachers in upper secondary education, female recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 14 number in 1998.
- How does Maldives rank for teachers in upper secondary education, female?
- Maldives ranks 116th out of 131 countries with data for 2019.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in upper secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of female teachers in public and private upper secondary education institutions (ISCED 3). 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.