Ministry of Education (Maldives)

{{Short description|Government ministry of the Maldives}}

{{primary sources|date=June 2017}}

{{Infobox government agency

| name = Ministry of Education

| native_name = ތަޢުލީމީ ވުޒާރާ

| native_name_a = Thauleemee Vuzaara

| seal = Emblem of Maldives.svg

| seal_size = 150px

| formed = {{Start date|1965|06|30}}

| jurisdiction = Government of the Maldives

| headquarters = Ministry Of Education
Velaanaage 8th Floor, Ameer Ahmed Magu, Malé, Republic of Maldives

| budget = MVR 29.6 Million{{cite web |title=Budget 2024 - Ministry of Education |url=https://budget.gov.mv/en/yearly-office-details/office-revenue/537 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231111110443/https://budget.gov.mv/en/yearly-office-details/office-revenue/537 |archive-date=11 November 2023 |access-date=11 November 2023 |website=Maldives Budget |publisher=Ministry of Finance, Maldives.}}

| minister1_name = Dr. Ismail Shafeeu

| deputyminister1_name = Sulthan Ramiz {{cite web |title=The President's Office - Deputy Ministers |url=https://presidency.gov.mv/Government/Officials/141 |website=www.presidencymaldives.gov.mv |access-date=8 November 2023}}

| deputyminister2_name = Shajah Firaaq

| deputyminister3_name = Aminath Maria

| deputyminister4_name = Aminath Nazima

| deputyminister5_name = Aminath Muna

| deputyminister6_name = Dr Fathimath Nishan

| chief1_name = Dr Ahmed Mohamed {{cite web |title=The President's Office - State Ministers |url=https://presidency.gov.mv/Government/Officials/17 |website=presidencymaldives.gov.mv |access-date=8 November 2023}}

| chief1_position = Minister of State for Education

| chief2_name = Dr. Abdul Latheef Mohamed

| chief2_position = Minister of State for Education

| chief3_name = Aishath Safoora

| chief3_position = Minister of State for Education

| chief4_name = Hussain Saeed Mohamed

| chief4_position = Minister of State for Education

| chief5_name = Dr Ahmed Adeel Naseer

| chief5_position = Minister of State for Education

| child1_agency = Human Resource Management Section

| child2_agency = *Policy, Planning and Research Section

ESQID

Corporate Services Section

Audit Section

Minister's bureau

Finance Section

Foreign Relations Section

Thauleemee Fund

Expatriate Unit

Information Officer

Procurement Unit

Information Technology Services

School Administration Section

| website = {{url|https://www.moe.gov.mv|moe.gov.mv}}

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The Ministry of Education is the Maldivian government sector responsible for education and providing public schools with funding necessary for the education institutions. Incumbent Minister is Dr. Ismail Shafeeu

The Ministry Of Education directs the formulation and implementation of education policies. It has control of the development and administration of the Government and Government-aided primary schools, secondary schools, junior colleges, and a centralized institute. It also registers private schools.

It was introduced in 1965 shortly after the Independence of Maldives from the British. The Maldivian education system was revolutionized after the introduction of the MOE.

A survey of Maldives Schools in 1992 showed that the total number of pupils in Maldives was 73,642 and the number of government and private schools were 32,475 and 41,167 respectively.{{Cite web|url=https://www.moe.gov.mv/en/page/school|title=Ministry Of Education - Schools}}