Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Mauritius
Mauritius: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 58.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Mauritius, 2013–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Mauritius is 58.9%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.9% on the previous year and up 80.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Mauritius peaked at 58.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 32.7%, in 2014.
That places Mauritius 93rd out of 106 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 45.7% | — |
| 2014 | 32.7% | -28.5% |
| 2015 | 33.4% | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 51.7% | +54.7% |
| 2018 | 49.2% | -4.7% |
| 2019 | 45.6% | -7.3% |
| 2020 | 48.6% | +6.4% |
| 2021 | 47.2% | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 55.6% | +17.8% |
| 2024 | 58.9% | +5.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 43.1% | 32.7% | 51.7% | 6 |
| 2020s | 52.6% | 47.2% | 58.9% | 4 |
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More education data for Mauritius
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Mauritius?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Mauritius was 58.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 58.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.7% in 2014.
- How does Mauritius rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- Mauritius ranks 93rd out of 106 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 80.2%. 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 Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in secondary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release