Teachers in primary education, female in Mauritius
Mauritius: Teachers in primary education, female was 4,521 number in 2019. β² Rising
Teachers in primary education, female in Mauritius, 1970β2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Mauritius recorded 4,521 number for teachers in primary education, female in 2019. That is the highest value across all 48 years on record.
The figure is up 3.5% on the previous year and up 21.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female in Mauritius peaked at 4,521 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1,941 number, in 1971.
That places Mauritius 146th out of 196 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 48 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2,321 number | 1,941 number | 2,758 number | 9 |
| 1980s | 2,785 number | 2,733 number | 2,858 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,729 number | 2,555 number | 2,888 number | 9 |
| 2000s | 3,387 number | 2,852 number | 3,710 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,118 number | 3,822 number | 4,521 number | 10 |
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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, per capita 0.0049 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, female in Mauritius?
- Teachers in primary education, female in Mauritius was 4,521 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 4,521 number in 2019.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,941 number in 1971.
- How does Mauritius rank for teachers in primary education, female?
- Mauritius ranks 146th out of 196 countries with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in primary education, female rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.9%. 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 Teachers in primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of female teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.