Education in Mauritius

2,746 indicators covering education for Mauritius.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male 91.7% 2023 up 17.0% 26th
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity 0.819 GPIA 2023 up 17.0% 41st
School enrollment, secondary, private 56.4% 2024 down 5.4% 12th
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender 1.05 GPIA 2020 up 5.0% 32nd
School enrollment, primary 94.8% 2018 down 1.9% 77th
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female 98.3% 2020 up 0.7% 42nd
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male 92.9% 2020 down 4.3% 77th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 1.03 GPIA 2024 down 5.6% 77th
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female 0.9% 2013 down 17.4% 134th
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male 3.3% 2013 up 42.6% 92nd
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes 96.0% 2023 up 6.3% 37th
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general 83.5% 2019 up 2.8% 113th
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female 96.0% 2023 up 8.3% 36th
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male 96.2% 2023 up 4.6% 38th
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index 0.9988 GPIA 2023 up 4.0% 30th
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female 75.1% 2023 up 37.2% 35th
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes 94.3% 2023 up 3.1% 39th
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female 92.7% 2023 up 4.1% 40th
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male 96.1% 2023 up 2.2% 37th
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes 99.8% 2023 up 1.7% 9th
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity 0.9651 GPIA 2023 up 1.6% 44th
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male 99.8% 2023 up 2.2% 11th
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity 1 GPIA 2023 down 0.8% 21st
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes 82.4% 2017 up 7.6% 78th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in North 1,997 2023 up 12.4% 104th
Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying 3,396 2023 down 18.4% 121st
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the 516 2023 down 15.4% 43rd
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the 207 2023 down 16.2% 73rd
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Central 89 2023 up 14.1% 140th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in 274 2023 down 69.7% 44th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in South 75 2023 down 70.5% 56th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Central 1 2023 125th
Trained teachers in primary education 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st
Theoretical duration of lower secondary education 3 years 2020 unchanged 81st
Theoretical duration of upper secondary education 4 years 2020 unchanged 5th
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female 122 number 1995 up 351.9% 141st
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.4% 2023 down 13.3% 25th
Percentage of enrolment in primary education in private institutions 42.1% 2024 up 37.4% 24th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.2% 2023 down 69.3% 15th
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female 100.0% 2023 up 1.4% 1st
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.6% 2023 down 68.8% 12th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 82nd
Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index 1.03 GPI 2019 up 1.3% 32nd
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Latin 0 2023 192nd
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Latin 0 2023 188th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.2% 2023 up 18.5% 85th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying 6.9% 2023 down 15.6% 53rd
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 4.1% 2023 up 16.2% 33rd
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 1.1% 2023 down 12.6% 18th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 187th
Share of primary school teachers who are women 83.4% 2024 up 11.8% 73rd
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 down 100.0% 192nd
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 0.5481 GPIA 2024 up 3.4% 158th
Share of students studying abroad 14.5% 2022 down 21.8% 44th
Repeaters in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes 0 2024 176th
End of the academic school year 2,025 2025 up 0.5% 1st
Start month of the academic school year 1 2025 unchanged 188th
End month of the academic school year 10 2025 down 9.1% 50th
Enrolment in primary education, female 42,597 number 2019 down 26.5% 159th
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general 86.4% 2019 up 0.6% 113th