Mauritius - Primary education, teachers (% female)

Primary education, teachers (% female) in Mauritius was 80.67 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 51 years was 80.67 in 2021, while its lowest value was 40.31 in 1971.

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

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1970 41.34
1971 40.31
1972 40.69
1973 40.43
1974 40.63
1976 42.10
1977 42.77
1978 43.42
1979 41.95
1980 43.42
1981 43.06
1982 42.37
1983 42.38
1984 42.46
1985 42.84
1986 42.90
1987 43.43
1988 43.82
1989 43.66
1991 44.62
1992 46.05
1993 46.86
1994 48.62
1995 49.74
1996 51.28
1997 52.31
1998 53.15
1999 53.83
2000 55.08
2001 56.55
2002 57.29
2003 60.52
2004 61.77
2005 62.68
2006 64.38
2007 64.71
2008 66.44
2009 68.02
2010 69.85
2011 70.97
2012 72.16
2013 73.00
2014 74.63
2015 75.72
2016 76.46
2017 77.37
2018 78.95
2019 80.17
2020 80.67
2021 80.67

Development Relevance: The share of female teachers shows the level of gender representation in the teaching force. A value of greater than 50% indicates more opportunities or preference for women to participate in teaching activities. Women teachers are important as they serve as role models to girls and help to attract and retain girls in school.

Other Notes: Data retrieved via API in March 2019. For detailed information on the observation level (e.g. National Estimation, UIS Estimation, or Category not applicable), please visit UIS.Stat (http://data.uis.unesco.org/).

Statistical Concept and Methodology: The share of female teachers in primary education is calculated by dividing the total number of female teachers at primary level of education by the total number of teachers at the same level, and multiplying by 100. Data on education are collected by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics from official responses to its annual education survey. All the data are mapped to the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) to ensure the comparability of education programs at the international level. The current version was formally adopted by UNESCO Member States in 2011. The reference years reflect the school year for which the data are presented. In some countries the school year spans two calendar years (for example, from September 2010 to June 2011); in these cases the reference year refers to the year in which the school year ended (2011 in the example).

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Inputs