Trained teachers in preprimary education, female in Maldives
Maldives: Trained teachers in preprimary education, female was 39.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Trained teachers in preprimary education, female in Maldives, 1998–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of female teachers.
Analysis
The most recent figure for trained teachers in preprimary education, female in Maldives is 39.6%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 50.1% on the previous year and down 45.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trained teachers in preprimary education, female in Maldives peaked at 88.7% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 38.4%, in 2009.
That places Maldives 92nd out of 105 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Trained teachers in preprimary education, female in Maldives, year by year
| Year | % of female teachers | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 49.2% | — |
| 1999 | 47.2% | -4.2% |
| 2000 | 48.7% | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 56.7% | +16.3% |
| 2002 | 47.2% | -16.7% |
| 2003 | 50.5% | +7.0% |
| 2005 | 40.8% | -19.2% |
| 2006 | 45.0% | +10.2% |
| 2009 | 38.4% | -14.6% |
| 2010 | 39.6% | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 55.9% | +41.2% |
| 2012 | 76.5% | +36.8% |
| 2013 | 82.3% | +7.6% |
| 2014 | 73.3% | -11.0% |
| 2015 | 79.9% | +9.1% |
| 2016 | 85.9% | +7.4% |
| 2017 | 86.9% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 88.7% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 66.1% | -25.5% |
| 2022 | 79.5% | +20.3% |
| 2024 | 39.6% | -50.1% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 39.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 92.1%, 43% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 39.6% is below the median for South Asia, which is 41.1%, 96% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 48.2% | 47.2% | 49.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 46.8% | 38.4% | 56.7% | 7 |
| 2010s | 73.5% | 39.6% | 88.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.6% | 39.6% | 79.5% | 2 |
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 trained teachers in preprimary education, female in Maldives?
- Trained teachers in preprimary education, female in Maldives was 39.6% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest trained teachers in preprimary education, female recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 88.7% in 2018.
- What is the lowest trained teachers in preprimary education, female recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.4% in 2009.
- How does Maldives rank for trained teachers in preprimary education, female?
- Maldives ranks 92nd out of 105 countries with data for 2024.
- Is trained teachers in preprimary education, female rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.9%. 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 preprimary education, female (% of female teachers). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Trained teachers in preprimary education are the percentage of preprimary school teachers who have received the minimum organized teacher training (pre-service or in-service) required for teaching in a given country.