Share of primary school teachers who are women in Mauritius
Mauritius: Share of primary school teachers who are women was 83.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of primary school teachers who are women in Mauritius, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of primary school teachers who are women in Mauritius stood at 83.4%. That is the highest value across all 52 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.1% on the previous year and up 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of primary school teachers who are women in Mauritius peaked at 83.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 40.3%, in 1971.
Mauritius ranks 73rd of 212 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.
Share of primary school teachers who are women in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 41.3% | — |
| 1971 | 40.3% | -2.5% |
| 1972 | 40.7% | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 40.4% | -0.6% |
| 1974 | 40.6% | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 42.1% | +3.6% |
| 1977 | 42.8% | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 43.4% | +1.5% |
| 1979 | 42.0% | -3.4% |
| 1980 | 43.4% | +3.5% |
| 1981 | 43.1% | -0.8% |
| 1982 | 42.4% | -1.6% |
| 1983 | 42.4% | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 42.5% | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 42.8% | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 42.9% | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 43.4% | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 43.8% | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 43.7% | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 44.6% | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 46.0% | +3.2% |
| 1993 | 46.9% | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 48.6% | +3.8% |
| 1995 | 49.7% | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 51.3% | +3.1% |
| 1997 | 52.3% | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 53.1% | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 53.8% | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 55.1% | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 56.6% | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 57.3% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 60.5% | +5.6% |
| 2004 | 61.8% | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 62.7% | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 64.4% | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 64.7% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 66.4% | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 68.0% | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 69.8% | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 71.0% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 72.2% | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 73.0% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 74.6% | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 75.7% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 76.5% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 77.4% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 78.9% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 80.2% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 80.7% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 81.5% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 79.4% | -2.5% |
| 2024 | 83.4% | +5.1% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 83.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 79.4%, 1.1× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 83.4% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 48.7%, 1.7× the median. (46 countries reporting)
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 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
More education data for Mauritius
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9,330 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 21 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 13,956 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 13,539 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 100,395 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 84,530 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -5.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0679 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of primary school teachers who are women in Mauritius?
- Share of primary school teachers who are women in Mauritius was 83.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of primary school teachers who are women recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 83.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of primary school teachers who are women recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.3% in 1971.
- How does Mauritius rank for share of primary school teachers who are women?
- Mauritius ranks 73rd out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of primary school teachers who are women 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 UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of primary school teachers who are women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female teachers among all teachers at the primary education level during a given school year.