Mauritius vs UIS: East Asia and the Pacific: Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female
Mauritius
83.4%
in 2024
UIS: East Asia and the Pacific
74.5%
in 2024
Mauritius rank
73rd
UIS: East Asia and the Pacific rank
74th
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female over time
- Mauritius
- UIS: East Asia and the Pacific
How they compare
Mauritius currently reports 83.4% against 74.5% in UIS: East Asia and the Pacific, a difference of 8.9%.
That makes Mauritius's figure about 1.1 times UIS: East Asia and the Pacific's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1973 it was UIS: East Asia and the Pacific ahead.
Mauritius ranks 73rd and UIS: East Asia and the Pacific ranks 74th of 212 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Mauritius averaged higher in 4 and UIS: East Asia and the Pacific in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritius | UIS: East Asia and the Pacific | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 41.9% | 41.2% | 0.7% | Mauritius |
| 1980s | 43.0% | 44.0% | 1.0% | UIS: East Asia and the Pacific |
| 1990s | 49.6% | 52.0% | 2.4% | UIS: East Asia and the Pacific |
| 2000s | 61.7% | 58.7% | 3.0% | Mauritius |
| 2010s | 74.9% | 65.9% | 9.0% | Mauritius |
| 2020s | 81.2% | 73.0% | 8.3% | Mauritius |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of teachers in primary education who are female, Mauritius or UIS: East Asia and the Pacific?
- Mauritius, at 83.4% against 74.5% in UIS: East Asia and the Pacific as of 2024.
- What is the difference in percentage of teachers in primary education who are female between Mauritius and UIS: East Asia and the Pacific?
- 8.9%, with Mauritius ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritius and UIS: East Asia and the Pacific?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2024.
- How do Mauritius and UIS: East Asia and the Pacific rank globally for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
- Mauritius ranks 73rd and UIS: East Asia and the Pacific ranks 74th of 212 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release