Education in Mauritius

2,746 indicators covering education for Mauritius.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
School age population, pre-primary education, female 12,776 number 2019 down 28.1% 162nd
Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 18.4% 118th
Share enrolled in private institutions at the primary education level 42.1% 2024 up 37.4% 24th
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 up 8.1% 118th
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), per 0 units per person 2024 down 97.9% 172nd
Teachers in primary education, male (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 36.9% 118th
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number), per 0.0208 units per person 2024 up 18.3% 66th
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), per 0.0142 units per person 2024 down 1.8% 87th
Labor force, total, per square kilometre 313.09 units per square kilometre 2023 up 3.6% 9th
Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), per square 2.82 units per square kilometre 2023 up 2.3% 21st
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number), per 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 up 3.5% 90th
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), per 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 14.1% 105th
Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), per square 28.69 units per square kilometre 2020 down 9.3% 13th
Expected years of schooling vs. share in extreme poverty 14.16 years 2023 down 2.2% 82nd
School enrollment, preprimary 102.0% 2021 down 4.1% 22nd
Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), per square kilometre 28.45 units per square kilometre 2020 down 9.3% 13th
School enrollment, tertiary, male 36.7% 2024 up 2.2% 91st
School enrollment, tertiary, female 55.1% 2024 up 24.7% 92nd
School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index 1 GPI 2025 down 18.9% 143rd
School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index 1.05 GPI 2021 up 0.2% 62nd
Secondary education, teachers, annual growth rate 0.5496 % change on previous year 2024 down 70.1% 111th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per square 11.91 units per square kilometre 2023 down 24.3% 23rd
Secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled 110,715 2018 down 5.0% 143rd
Secondary education, teachers, female, per capita 0.0048 units per person 2024 up 7.8% 62nd
Secondary education, teachers, female 6,014 2024 up 6.5% 130th
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 20.94 units per square kilometre 2023 up 0.5% 15th
Average years of schooling among adults 10.1 years 2023 up 12.5% 93rd
Average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling 10.1 years 2023 up 12.5% 93rd
Average years of schooling vs. GDP per capita 10.1 years 2023 up 12.5% 93rd
Share enrolled in private institutions at the pre-primary education level 83.2% 2024 up 4.2% 25th
Secondary education, teachers, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 5.7% 93rd
Average years of schooling, males vs. females 10.13 years 2023 up 8.1% 92nd
Years of schooling, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 down 0.6% 44th
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number), per 0 units per person 2024 down 97.9% 172nd
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), per capita 0 units per person 2024 down 97.9% 174th
Expected years of schooling, males vs. females 13.6 years 2023 down 3.9% 87th
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number), per unit 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 98.2% 170th
Primary completion rate, male 83.3% 2024 down 10.9% 135th
Primary completion rate, female 83.2% 2024 down 10.6% 140th
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), per unit 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 98.2% 168th
Expected years of schooling males vs females, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 down 15.1% 45th
Years of schooling, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 down 100.0% 5th
Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0075 units per person 2024 down 5.8% 60th
Secondary education, teachers, per square kilometre 4.65 units per square kilometre 2023 down 5.7% 12th
Duration of compulsory education 12 years 2025 up 9.1% 33rd
Official entrance age to compulsory education 5 years 2025 unchanged 129th
Expected years of schooling males vs females, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 up 100.0% 17th
Secondary education, general pupils, per capita 0.0875 units per person 2018 down 6.6% 46th
Secondary education, general pupils 110,715 2018 down 5.0% 143rd
Duration of compulsory education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 1st
Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 17.6% 111th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 25,479 number 2019 down 29.2% 141st
Lower secondary completion rate, total 83.5% 2019 up 2.8% 109th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes 98.1% 2019 up 3.3% 91st
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes 12.75 years 2019 up 3.0% 41st
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre 2.24 units per square kilometre 2023 up 11.3% 20th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), per square 5.86 units per square kilometre 2023 down 24.6% 23rd
Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre 0.5824 units per square kilometre 2023 down 21.8% 23rd
Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), per square 6.05 units per square kilometre 2023 down 24.0% 23rd
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), per 0 units per square kilometre 2023 down 100.0% 177th