Mauritius: Primary education, teachers (% female)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2024, Mauritius' primary education, teachers (% female) rose 4.05 percentage points on 2023 (from 79.38% to 83.43%).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1992 to 2023), the average change was +1.23 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 0.55 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 5.1 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 4.05 percentage points in 2024 and the biggest yearly fall was 1.47 percentage points in 1979. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2015 to 2024 the straight-line trend is upward, about 0.71 percentage points a year. A straight line explains 78% of the movement over 9 observed years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2024, Mauritius had the 41st highest value of the 105 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Mauritius in the 2024 ranking

• New Zealand — 37th of 105: 84.61%
• Kiribati — 38th of 105: 84.33%
• Switzerland — 39th of 105: 83.5%
• Trinidad and Tobago — 41st of 105: 82.33%
• Sweden — 42nd of 105: 81.77%
• Andorra — 43rd of 105: 81.6%

What this measures

Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.

Limitations: The indicator measures the level of gender representation in the teaching profession, rather than the effectiveness and quality of teaching.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.

All 52 values

Primary education, teachers (% female) in nearby economies

• Benin — 29.64% (2022)
• Botswana — 74.08% (2022)
• Burkina Faso — 50.07% (2024)
• Burundi — 55.24% (2025)
• Cabo Verde — 63.51% (2022)
• Cameroon — 61.38% (2024)
• Central African Republic — 19.09% (2016)
• Chad — 21.27% (2024)
• Comoros — 43.24% (2024)
• Congo, Dem. Rep. — 32.35% (2023)
• Congo, Rep.

More education data for Mauritius

• Primary school starting age (years) — 5 (2025)
• Primary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
• Lower secondary school starting age (years) — 11 (2025)
• Secondary education, duration (years) — 7 (2025)
• Primary education, pupils — 84,530 (2024)
• School enrollment, primary (% gross) — 107.35% (2024)
• School enrollment, primary, female (% gross) — 107.78% (2024)
• School enrollment, primary, male (% gross) — 106.94% (2024)
• Primary education, teachers — 6,144 (2024)
• School enrollment, tertiary (% gross) — 45.78% (2024)

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Questions people ask

What is Mauritius's primary education, teachers (% female)?

83.43% in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1970?

It is up 42.09 percentage points from 41.34% in 1970. The highest value was 83.43% in 2024 and the lowest 40.31% in 1971.

How does Mauritius rank?

41st highest of 105 economies with data for 2024.

Is the latest change in primary education, teachers (% female) unusual for Mauritius?

In 2024, Mauritius' primary education, teachers (% female) rose 4.05 percentage points on 2023 (from 79.38% to 83.43%). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1992 to 2023), the average change was +1.23 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 0.55 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 5.1 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.PRM.TCHR.FE.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://databrowser.uis.unesco.org/resources, note: The data are obtained through the UIS API. Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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