Education in Mauritius

2,746 indicators covering education for Mauritius.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes 38,119 2025 down 13.3% 158th
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male 22,780 2016 down 42.4% 48th
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, both sexes 69,312 2016 down 35.8% 50th
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female 67.0% 2016 up 6.3% 13th
School age population, early childhood education, female 18,832 2025 down 13.5% 158th
School age population, early childhood education, male 19,287 2025 down 13.2% 158th
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes 72.2% 2024 down 17.0% 125th
Repeaters in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both sexes 94 2024 down 85.3% 152nd
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes 975 2024 down 54.9% 134th
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male 9.91 years 2024 up 9.0% 41st
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female 9.93 years 2024 up 8.7% 44th
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender 1 GPIA 2024 down 0.3% 70th
Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes 0.0% 2023 down 97.5% 171st
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 11.1% 2019 up 22.8% 78th
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 11.2% 2019 up 82.2% 102nd
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female 76.8% 2024 down 13.8% 122nd
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index 1.12 GPI 2024 up 6.7% 49th
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male 67.9% 2024 down 20.2% 128th
Official entrance age to early childhood education 2 years 2025 unchanged 109th
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 6.1% 2024 down 74.1% 22nd
Theoretical duration of early childhood education 3 years 2025 unchanged 106th
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 3.9% 2024 down 74.2% 24th
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 93.9% 2024 up 23.0% 175th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes 81.2% 2024 down 1.0% 98th
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 96.1% 2024 up 13.2% 175th
Repeaters in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, both sexes 819 2024 down 30.7% 99th
Progression to secondary school, male 100.0% 2017 up 22.5% 1st
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 93.7% 2024 up 2.9% 63rd
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes 38,850 number 2017 up 69.1% 138th
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 5.0% 2024 down 74.2% 26th
School enrollment, secondary, female 87.1% 2018 up 9.1% 59th
School enrollment, secondary, male 81.7% 2018 up 3.4% 72nd
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 6.3% 2024 down 29.6% 131st
Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes 99.2% 2024 up 5.0% 39th
Government expenditure on education, US$ 598.93 millions 2024 down 4.9% 122nd
Progression to secondary school, female 98.8% 2017 up 10.6% 56th
Expenditure on tertiary education 6.4% 2018 down 37.1% 150th
Initial government expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP 4.2% 2024 down 10.0% 85th
Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying 7,929 number 2018 down 7.9% 105th
Literacy rate, youth female 100.0% 2023 up 1.4% 1st
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes 0.0% 2023 170th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 4.7% 2019 down 33.3% 79th
Repeaters in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, female 34 2024 down 78.3% 142nd
Children out of school, primary 618.43 2024 down 89.6% 167th
Out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes 618.43 2024 down 89.6% 168th
Repeaters in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male 28 2024 down 84.9% 153rd
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes 0.8% 2024 down 85.7% 165th
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 91.4% 2024 up 5.2% 65th
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 95.9% 2024 up 0.7% 62nd
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 8.6% 2024 down 34.2% 126th
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 4.1% 2024 down 14.3% 130th
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female 437 2024 down 52.3% 125th
Enrolment in secondary education, female 60,556 number 2019 down 6.8% 141st
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the 1,035 2023 down 15.4% 43rd
Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government 14.2% 2024 down 32.1% 71st
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male 538 2024 down 56.9% 130th
Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female 97.3% 2013 up 2.3% 49th
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes 351 number 2017 up 31.0% 109th
Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male 94.9% 2013 up 1.3% 82nd
Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, female 0.0% 2018 153rd