Trained teachers in primary education, female in Maldives
Maldives: Trained teachers in primary education, female was 21.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Trained teachers in primary 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 primary education, female in Maldives is 21.4%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of down 74.8% on the previous year and down 75.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trained teachers in primary education, female in Maldives peaked at 91.7% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 21.4%, in 2024.
That places Maldives 124th out of 126 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Trained teachers in primary education, female in Maldives, year by year
| Year | % of female teachers | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 67.5% | — |
| 1999 | 64.5% | -4.5% |
| 2000 | 65.6% | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 67.2% | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 63.9% | -4.9% |
| 2003 | 61.1% | -4.5% |
| 2005 | 66.3% | +8.5% |
| 2006 | 66.7% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 64.9% | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 67.1% | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 73.1% | +9.0% |
| 2010 | 77.0% | +5.4% |
| 2011 | 79.7% | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 75.7% | -4.9% |
| 2013 | 89.1% | +17.6% |
| 2014 | 85.5% | -4.0% |
| 2015 | 82.0% | -4.0% |
| 2016 | 85.1% | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 89.9% | +5.7% |
| 2018 | 91.7% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 84.9% | -7.4% |
| 2022 | 84.9% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 21.4% | -74.8% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 21.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 94.2%, 23% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 21.4% is below the median for South Asia, which is 88.2%, 24% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Trained teachers in primary education, female 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | -74.8% | 84.9% | 21.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 66.0% | 64.5% | 67.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 66.2% | 61.1% | 73.1% | 9 |
| 2010s | 84.1% | 75.7% | 91.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.2% | 21.4% | 84.9% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 121 Equatorial Guinea 40.6% compare
- 122 Sao Tome and Principe 31.8% compare
- 123 Micronesia, Federated States of 28.6% compare
- 125 Madagascar 18.9% compare
- 126 Gibraltar 0.0% 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 primary education, female in Maldives?
- Trained teachers in primary education, female in Maldives was 21.4% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest trained teachers in primary education, female recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 91.7% in 2018.
- What is the lowest trained teachers in primary education, female recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.4% in 2024.
- How does Maldives rank for trained teachers in primary education, female?
- Maldives ranks 124th out of 126 countries with data for 2024.
- Is trained teachers in primary education, female rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 75.0%. 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 primary education, female (% of female teachers). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Trained teachers in primary education are the percentage of primary school teachers who have received the minimum organized teacher training (pre-service or in-service) required for teaching in a given country.