Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary in Mauritius
Mauritius: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary was 10.99 in 2018. ▼ Falling
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary in Mauritius, 1971–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for pupil-teacher ratio, secondary in Mauritius is 10.99, measured in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of down 13.1% on the previous year and down 31.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-teacher ratio, secondary in Mauritius peaked at 31.3 in 1977 and was at its lowest, 10.99, in 2018.
Mauritius ranks 138th of 190 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 29.01 | 25.64 | 31.3 | 9 |
| 1980s | 20.98 | 18.88 | 25.7 | 4 |
| 1990s | 19.92 | 19.57 | 20.25 | 3 |
| 2000s | 17.55 | 15.72 | 19.4 | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.47 | 10.99 | 15.26 | 8 |
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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 pupil-teacher ratio, secondary in Mauritius?
- Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary in Mauritius was 10.99 in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest pupil-teacher ratio, secondary recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 31.3 in 1977.
- What is the lowest pupil-teacher ratio, secondary recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.99 in 2018.
- How does Mauritius rank for pupil-teacher ratio, secondary?
- Mauritius ranks 138th out of 190 countries with data for 2018.
- Is pupil-teacher ratio, secondary rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritius data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Secondary school pupil-teacher ratio is the average number of pupils per teacher in secondary school.