Primary education, teachers, per capita in Mauritius
Mauritius: Primary education, teachers, per capita was 0.0049 units per person in 2024. βΌ Falling
Primary education, teachers, per capita in Mauritius, 1970β2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Mauritius recorded 0.0049 units per person for primary education, teachers, per capita in 2024.
The figure is up 9.2% on the previous year and up 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers, per capita in Mauritius peaked at 0.0069 units per person in 1979 and was at its lowest, 0.0041 units per person, in 2017.
Mauritius ranks 100th of 204 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 54 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0063 units per person | 0.0057 units per person | 0.0069 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0064 units per person | 0.006 units per person | 0.0068 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0051 units per person | 0.0043 units per person | 0.0061 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0045 units per person | 0.0044 units per person | 0.0047 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0044 units per person | 0.0041 units per person | 0.0046 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0047 units per person | 0.0045 units per person | 0.0049 units per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
More education data for Mauritius
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 6,144 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 71.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.5% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 107.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 6,144 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, teachers, per capita in Mauritius?
- Primary education, teachers, per capita in Mauritius was 0.0049 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers, per capita recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0069 units per person in 1979.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers, per capita recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0041 units per person in 2017.
- How does Mauritius rank for primary education, teachers, per capita?
- Mauritius ranks 100th out of 204 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary education, teachers, per capita rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritius data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Primary education, teachers, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Primary education, teachers divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Primary education, teachers Γ· Population, total
Computed from
- Primary education, teachers Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Primary education, teachers divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.