Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in Mauritius
Mauritius: Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female was 64.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in Mauritius, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in Mauritius stood at 64.5%.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 14.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in Mauritius peaked at 64.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 32.0%, in 1971.
Mauritius ranks 72nd of 210 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 32.0% | — |
| 1972 | 34.3% | +7.2% |
| 1973 | 33.7% | -1.6% |
| 1974 | 36.1% | +7.1% |
| 1975 | 36.7% | +1.8% |
| 1976 | 36.7% | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 37.3% | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 39.7% | +6.5% |
| 1979 | 38.9% | -2.2% |
| 1980 | 39.2% | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 40.8% | +4.0% |
| 1987 | 41.1% | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 40.8% | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 44.6% | +9.3% |
| 1998 | 46.4% | +4.0% |
| 1999 | 47.2% | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 48.2% | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 49.3% | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 50.1% | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 51.9% | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 53.9% | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 55.3% | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 56.2% | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 56.5% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 57.2% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 57.5% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 58.0% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 59.0% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 59.3% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 56.4% | -4.9% |
| 2014 | 56.3% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 62.4% | +10.8% |
| 2017 | 58.0% | -7.1% |
| 2018 | 59.3% | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 62.6% | +5.6% |
| 2020 | 60.3% | -3.6% |
| 2021 | 64.5% | +6.8% |
| 2023 | 64.8% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 64.5% | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 36.2% | 32.0% | 39.7% | 9 |
| 1980s | 40.5% | 39.2% | 41.1% | 4 |
| 1990s | 46.1% | 44.6% | 47.2% | 3 |
| 2000s | 53.6% | 48.2% | 57.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.1% | 56.3% | 62.6% | 9 |
| 2020s | 63.5% | 60.3% | 64.8% | 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 secondary education who are female in Mauritius?
- Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in Mauritius was 64.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 64.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.0% in 1971.
- How does Mauritius rank for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female?
- Mauritius ranks 72nd out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.4%. 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 secondary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release