Mauritius - Secondary education, teachers (% female)

Secondary education, teachers (% female) in Mauritius was 60.33 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 50 years was 63.66 in 2020, while its lowest value was 31.96 in 1971.

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

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

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Year Value
1971 31.96
1972 34.27
1973 33.72
1974 36.11
1975 36.75
1976 36.72
1977 37.30
1978 39.74
1979 38.88
1980 39.21
1986 40.79
1987 41.08
1989 40.80
1996 44.59
1998 46.39
1999 47.25
2000 48.22
2001 49.26
2002 50.14
2003 51.94
2004 53.86
2005 55.32
2006 56.22
2007 56.45
2008 57.25
2009 57.54
2010 58.02
2011 59.03
2012 59.34
2013 56.44
2014 56.33
2015 62.45
2016 61.38
2017 58.01
2018 59.29
2019 62.60
2020 63.66
2021 60.33

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 secondary education is calculated by dividing the total number of female teachers at secondary 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