Primary education, teachers in Maldives
Maldives: Primary education, teachers was 4,691 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary education, teachers in Maldives, 1998–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
In 2024, primary education, teachers in Maldives stood at 4,691.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 42.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers in Maldives peaked at 4,951 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 2,786, in 2004.
That places Maldives 160th out of 204 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,928 | 2,805 | 3,051 | 2 |
| 2000s | 3,300 | 2,786 | 3,644 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,930 | 3,275 | 4,951 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,681 | 4,671 | 4,691 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 157 Guinea-Bissau 5,371 compare
- 158 Solomon Islands 5,327 compare
- 159 Suriname 5,068 compare
- 161 Equatorial Guinea 4,021 compare
- 162 Comoros 3,952 compare
- 163 Brunei 3,846 compare
More education data for Maldives
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 76.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 19.0% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 99.7% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 104.8% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 95.3% (2024)
- Labor force, female 23.2% (2025)
- Labor force, total 272,320 (2025)
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 0.9962 GPI (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, teachers in Maldives?
- Primary education, teachers in Maldives was 4,691 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 4,951 in 2019.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,786 in 2004.
- How does Maldives rank for primary education, teachers?
- Maldives ranks 160th out of 204 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary education, teachers rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.5%. 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary education, teachers refers to the total number of teachers at primary level, including full-time and part-time teachers.