Trained teachers in lower secondary education in Maldives
Maldives: Trained teachers in lower secondary education was 98.3% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Trained teachers in lower secondary education in Maldives, 1998–2022
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of total teachers.
Analysis
The most recent figure for trained teachers in lower secondary education in Maldives is 98.3%, measured in 2022.
The figure is up 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trained teachers in lower secondary education in Maldives peaked at 98.9% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 75.3%, in 1998.
Maldives ranks 33rd of 83 countries on this measure, 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 in Maldives, year by year
| Year | % of total teachers | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 75.3% | — |
| 1999 | 79.2% | +5.1% |
| 2000 | 76.3% | -3.7% |
| 2001 | 84.6% | +10.8% |
| 2002 | 83.1% | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 84.7% | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 96.3% | +13.6% |
| 2007 | 89.7% | -6.8% |
| 2008 | 94.9% | +5.8% |
| 2009 | 95.6% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 97.6% | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 98.4% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 93.1% | -5.4% |
| 2013 | 98.9% | +6.3% |
| 2014 | 92.8% | -6.2% |
| 2015 | 93.3% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 94.7% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 96.5% | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 98.2% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 98.3% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 98.3% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 77.3% | 75.3% | 79.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 88.1% | 76.3% | 96.3% | 8 |
| 2010s | 96.2% | 92.8% | 98.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.3% | 98.3% | 98.3% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 31 Azerbaijan 99.1% compare
- 32 Belarus 98.6% compare
- 34 Colombia 97.8% compare
- 35 Nepal 97.2% compare
- 36 Costa Rica 96.8% compare
More education data for Maldives
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is trained teachers in lower secondary education in Maldives?
- Trained teachers in lower secondary education in Maldives was 98.3% in 2022, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest trained teachers in lower secondary education recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 98.9% in 2013.
- What is the lowest trained teachers in lower secondary education recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.3% in 1998.
- How does Maldives rank for trained teachers in lower secondary education?
- Maldives ranks 33rd out of 83 countries with data for 2022.
- Is trained teachers in lower secondary education rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. 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 (% of total 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.