Primary education, teachers in Maldives
Maldives: Primary education, teachers was 85.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary education, teachers in Maldives, 1998–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
In 2024, primary education, teachers in Maldives stood at 85.3%. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 13.7% on the previous year and up 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers in Maldives peaked at 85.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 58.3%, in 1998.
Maldives ranks 60th of 200 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 59.0% | 58.3% | 59.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 66.6% | 60.4% | 73.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 72.4% | 70.2% | 75.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.1% | 75.0% | 85.3% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 57 North Macedonia 86.0% compare
- 58 Malta 85.8% compare
- 59 Palau 85.4% compare
- 61 Cayman Islands 84.8% compare
- 62 New Zealand 84.6% compare
- 63 Ireland 84.5% compare
More education data for Maldives
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 76.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 19.0% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 99.7% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 4,691 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 104.8% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 95.3% (2024)
- Labor force, total 272,320 (2025)
- Labor force, female 23.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, teachers in Maldives?
- Primary education, teachers in Maldives was 85.3% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 85.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.3% in 1998.
- How does Maldives rank for primary education, teachers?
- Maldives ranks 60th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary education, teachers rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.3%. 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 Primary education, teachers (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.