Trained teachers in lower secondary education, female in Maldives
Maldives: Trained teachers in lower secondary education, female was 98.0% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Trained teachers in lower secondary education, female in Maldives, 1998–2022
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of female teachers.
Analysis
In 2022, trained teachers in lower secondary education, female in Maldives stood at 98.0%.
The figure is up 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trained teachers in lower secondary education, female in Maldives peaked at 98.5% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 79.6%, in 1998.
That places Maldives 33rd out of 81 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Trained teachers in lower secondary education, female in Maldives, year by year
| Year | % of female teachers | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 79.6% | — |
| 1999 | 86.1% | +8.1% |
| 2000 | 80.7% | -6.2% |
| 2001 | 87.1% | +7.9% |
| 2002 | 88.5% | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 88.9% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 96.0% | +7.9% |
| 2007 | 91.3% | -4.9% |
| 2008 | 95.3% | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 95.4% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 96.9% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 98.2% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 88.0% | -10.4% |
| 2013 | 98.5% | +11.9% |
| 2014 | 93.5% | -5.1% |
| 2015 | 94.7% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 95.6% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 95.7% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 97.7% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 98.0% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 82.8% | 79.6% | 86.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 90.4% | 80.7% | 96.0% | 8 |
| 2010s | 95.7% | 88.0% | 98.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.0% | 98.0% | 98.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 30 Azerbaijan 99.0% compare
- 31 Belarus 98.6% compare
- 32 Colombia 98.1% compare
- 34 Nepal 97.5% compare
- 35 Costa Rica 96.7% compare
- 36 El Salvador 96.6% 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 trained teachers in lower secondary education, female in Maldives?
- Trained teachers in lower secondary education, female in Maldives was 98.0% in 2022, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest trained teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 98.5% in 2013.
- What is the lowest trained teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.6% in 1998.
- How does Maldives rank for trained teachers in lower secondary education, female?
- Maldives ranks 33rd out of 81 countries with data for 2022.
- Is trained teachers in lower secondary education, female rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Trained teachers in lower secondary education, female (% of female teachers). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Trained teachers in lower secondary education are the percentage of lower secondary school teachers who have received the minimum organized teacher training (pre-service or in-service) required for teaching in a given country.