Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in pre in Maldives

Maldives: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in pre was 88.7% in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
88.7%
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
34th
of 71 countries
All-time high
88.7%
in 2018
All-time low
37.8%
in 2009
Years of data
18
1998–2018

Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in pre in Maldives, 1998–2018

0204060801998200820181998: 46.8 %1999: 47 %2000: 47.2 %2001: 56.6 %2002: 47.1 %2003: 49.7 %2005: 40.9 %2006: 45 %2009: 37.8 %2010: 39 %2011: 49.5 %2012: 72.4 %2013: 71.6 %2014: 73.2 %2015: 80.7 %2016: 86.3 %2017: 87.9 %2018: 88.7 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2018, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in pre in Maldives stood at 88.7%. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 134.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in pre in Maldives peaked at 88.7% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 37.8%, in 2009.

Maldives ranks 34th of 71 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 46.9% 46.8% 47.0% 2
2000s 46.3% 37.8% 56.6% 7
2010s 72.1% 39.0% 88.7% 9

Countries ranked near Maldives

  1. 31 Costa Rica 90.3% compare
  2. 32 Dominican Republic 90.0% compare
  3. 33 Laos 89.6% compare
  4. 35 Sri Lanka 87.0% compare
  5. 36 Seychelles 86.2% compare
  6. 37 Mexico 85.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in pre in Maldives?
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in pre in Maldives was 88.7% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in pre recorded in Maldives?
The highest recorded value was 88.7% in 2018.
What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in pre recorded in Maldives?
The lowest recorded value was 37.8% in 2009.
How does Maldives rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in pre?
Maldives ranks 34th out of 71 countries with data for 2018.
Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in pre rising or falling in Maldives?
Over the last ten years it is up 134.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Maldives data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in pre-primary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in pre-primary education, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
89 places, 1,069 data points, 1998–2020
Last refreshed

Number of teachers who have received the minimum organized teacher training (pre-service or in-service) required for teaching at the pre-primary level in the given country, expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers at the pre-primary level.