Trained teachers in upper secondary education in Maldives
Maldives: Trained teachers in upper secondary education was 99.1% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Trained teachers in upper secondary education in Maldives, 1998–2022
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of total teachers.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 99.1% for trained teachers in upper secondary education in 2022. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trained teachers in upper secondary education in Maldives peaked at 99.1% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 79.1%, in 1998.
Maldives ranks 29th of 80 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Trained teachers in upper secondary education in Maldives, year by year
| Year | % of total teachers | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 79.1% | — |
| 2010 | 94.5% | +19.5% |
| 2011 | 97.8% | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 97.8% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 98.4% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 87.7% | -10.9% |
| 2015 | 94.0% | +7.2% |
| 2016 | 95.5% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 96.8% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 99.0% | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 99.1% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 99.1% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 79.1% | 79.1% | 79.1% | 1 |
| 2010s | 96.1% | 87.7% | 99.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.1% | 99.1% | 99.1% | 1 |
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More education data for Maldives
- 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)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 44,013 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -3.52 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is trained teachers in upper secondary education in Maldives?
- Trained teachers in upper secondary education in Maldives was 99.1% in 2022, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest trained teachers in upper secondary education recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 99.1% in 2019.
- What is the lowest trained teachers in upper secondary education recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.1% in 1998.
- How does Maldives rank for trained teachers in upper secondary education?
- Maldives ranks 29th out of 80 countries with data for 2022.
- Is trained teachers in upper secondary education rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. 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 upper secondary education (% of total teachers). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Trained teachers in upper secondary education are the percentage of upper secondary school teachers who have received the minimum organized teacher training (pre-service or in-service) required for teaching in a given country.