Percentage of teachers in primary education who are qualified in Mauritius
Mauritius: Percentage of teachers in primary education who are qualified was 83.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are qualified in Mauritius, 2013–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of teachers in primary education who are qualified in Mauritius is 83.4%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 11 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, percentage of teachers in primary education who are qualified in Mauritius peaked at 83.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 73.0%, in 2013.
Mauritius ranks 32nd of 100 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are qualified in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 73.0% | — |
| 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% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 76.6% | 73.0% | 80.2% | 7 |
| 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 percentage of teachers in primary education who are qualified in Mauritius?
- Percentage of teachers in primary education who are qualified in Mauritius was 83.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in primary education who are qualified recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 83.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in primary education who are qualified recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.0% in 2013.
- How does Mauritius rank for percentage of teachers in primary education who are qualified?
- Mauritius ranks 32nd out of 100 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in primary education who are qualified 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, published as part of Percentage of teachers in primary education who are qualified according to national standards and who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release