Teachers in primary education, male in Maldives

Maldives: Teachers in primary education, male was 1,229 number in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
1,229 number
Change on year
down 8.3%
World rank
143rd
of 196 countries
All-time high
1,340 number
in 2018
All-time low
836 number
in 2014
Years of data
22
1998–2019

Teachers in primary education, male in Maldives, 1998–2019

05001.0k1.5k1998200820191998: 1.2k number1999: 1.2k number2000: 1.3k number2001: 1.2k number2002: 1.3k number2003: 1.3k number2004: 956 number2005: 973 number2006: 1.0k number2007: 1.0k number2008: 996 number2009: 933 number2010: 961 number2011: 916 number2012: 935 number2013: 1.0k number2014: 836 number2015: 1.2k number2016: 1.1k number2017: 1.3k number2018: 1.3k number2019: 1.2k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for teachers in primary education, male in Maldives is 1,229 number, measured in 2019.

The figure is down 8.3% on the previous year and up 31.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male in Maldives peaked at 1,340 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 836 number, in 2014.

Maldives ranks 143rd of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1,200 number 1,170 number 1,231 number 2
2000s 1,098 number 933 number 1,327 number 10
2010s 1,085 number 836 number 1,340 number 10

Countries ranked near Maldives

  1. 140 Bulgaria 1,297 number compare
  2. 141 Jamaica 1,257 number compare
  3. 142 Hungary 1,245 number compare
  4. 144 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1,189 number compare
  5. 145 North Macedonia 1,168 number compare
  6. 146 Luxembourg 1,138 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in primary education, male in Maldives?
Teachers in primary education, male in Maldives was 1,229 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in primary education, male recorded in Maldives?
The highest recorded value was 1,340 number in 2018.
What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male recorded in Maldives?
The lowest recorded value was 836 number in 2014.
How does Maldives rank for teachers in primary education, male?
Maldives ranks 143rd out of 196 countries with data for 2019.
Is teachers in primary education, male rising or falling in Maldives?
Over the last ten years it is up 31.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Maldives data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Teachers in primary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
241 places, 7,382 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of male teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/