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 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