Primary education, teachers in Mauritius
Mauritius: Primary education, teachers was 83.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary education, teachers in Mauritius, 1970–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
Mauritius recorded 83.4% for primary education, teachers in 2024. That is the highest value across all 52 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.1% on the previous year and up 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers in Mauritius peaked at 83.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 40.3%, in 1971.
Mauritius ranks 68th of 200 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 41.5% | 40.3% | 43.4% | 9 |
| 1980s | 43.0% | 42.4% | 43.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 49.6% | 44.6% | 53.8% | 9 |
| 2000s | 61.7% | 55.1% | 68.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 74.9% | 69.8% | 80.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.2% | 79.4% | 83.4% | 4 |
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More education data for Mauritius
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.5% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 71.3% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 107.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 6,144 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 107.8% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 106.9% (2024)
- Labor force, female 40.6% (2025)
- Labor force, total 622,328 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, teachers in Mauritius?
- Primary education, teachers in Mauritius was 83.4% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 83.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.3% in 1971.
- How does Mauritius rank for primary education, teachers?
- Mauritius ranks 68th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary education, teachers rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritius 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.