Education in Mauritius

2,746 indicators covering education for Mauritius.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) 93.5% 2025 up 5.9% 67th
Completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) 96.6% 2025 up 5.2% 60th
Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity 1.07 modelled data 2025 down 1.0% 52nd
Completion rate, lower secondary education, male (modelled data) 90.2% 2025 up 6.4% 73rd
Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) 56.0% 2025 up 86.0% 94th
Completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) 59.4% 2025 up 86.5% 96th
Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity 1.11 modelled data 2025 up 0.7% 56th
Completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) 52.6% 2025 up 85.0% 91st
Teachers in secondary education, male 3,316 2024 down 24.3% 143rd
Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) 7.6% 2025 down 29.2% 65th
Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) 4.3% 2025 down 19.7% 108th
Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) 5.6% 2025 down 24.0% 82nd
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female 55.1% 2024 up 24.7% 92nd
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male 36.7% 2024 up 2.2% 91st
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity 1 GPIA 2025 down 18.9% 145th
Primary education, teachers 83.4% 2024 up 11.8% 68th
Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes 2,134 number 2019 down 15.3% 130th
Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.48 % change on previous year 2019 up 115.3% 65th
Repeaters, primary, total 0.0% 2018 down 99.7% 174th
School life expectancy, tertiary, female 2.76 years 2024 up 24.7% 93rd
School life expectancy, tertiary, male 1.83 years 2024 up 2.2% 97th
School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index 1 GPIA 2025 down 18.9% 146th
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes 1.4% 2019 up 47.7% 116th
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes 15.09 years 2024 up 1.5% 65th
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes 83.2% 2024 down 10.7% 147th
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes 1,100 number 2010 up 132.1% 138th
Persistence to grade 5, total 90.2% 2023 down 8.7% 92nd
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes 72.2% 2023 down 26.5% 140th
Number of deaths ages 5-9 years 9 2024 down 43.8% 164th
Number of deaths ages 10-14 years 13 2024 down 38.1% 162nd
Number of deaths ages 15-19 years 52 2024 down 5.5% 155th
Number of deaths ages 20-24 years 84 2024 down 13.4% 153rd
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female 103.2% 2018 up 1.1% 79th
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, male 102.6% 2018 up 3.1% 84th
Share of children who are not in pre-primary school 7.9% 2024 down 26.9% 103rd
School life expectancy, pre-primary, female 2.19 years 2024 up 12.1% 72nd
School life expectancy, pre-primary, male 2.36 years 2024 up 21.0% 62nd
School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index 0.9266 GPIA 2024 down 7.3% 187th
Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female 99.7% 2024 up 0.0% 39th
Teachers in pre-primary education, male 6 2024 down 14.3% 154th
Teachers in pre-primary education, female 1,956 2024 down 12.8% 133rd
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index 1.09 GPI 2017 up 6.1% 29th
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female 670 2024 123rd
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female 39.2% 2024 102nd
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male 1,040 2024 132nd
Share of the population with no formal education with projections 0.1% 2100 down 32.7% 139th
Number of adults with no formal education by region 1,200 people 2100 down 36.8% 171st
Population by level of education 297,800 people 2100 up 5.1% 165th
Projections of the fertility rate by education scenario 0.872 births per woman in last 5 years 2100 down 4.4% 148th
Repeaters, primary, female 0.0% 2018 down 99.8% 171st
Repeaters, primary, male 0.0% 2018 down 99.7% 171st
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female 15.76 years 2024 up 3.8% 63rd
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 14.44 years 2024 down 0.9% 70th
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity 1.08 GPIA 2024 up 4.2% 50th
Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female 99.3% 2019 down 0.1% 50th
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male 83.3% 2024 down 10.9% 139th
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female 83.2% 2024 down 10.6% 144th
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted 0.9982 GPIA 2024 up 0.3% 119th
Teachers in pre-primary education, female 2,120 number 2019 down 15.3% 125th
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes 82.3% 2023 up 27.5% 30th