Educational attainment, at least Master's or equivalent, population 25 in Mauritius
Mauritius: Educational attainment, at least Master's or equivalent, population 25 was 3.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least Master's or equivalent, population 25 in Mauritius, 2012–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
Mauritius recorded 3.3% for educational attainment, at least master's or equivalent, population 25 in 2023. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 90.7% on the previous year and up 24.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least master's or equivalent, population 25 in Mauritius peaked at 3.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.8%, in 2021.
Mauritius ranks 52nd of 81 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.6% | 2.0% | 2.9% | 8 |
| 2020s | 2.8% | 1.8% | 3.3% | 3 |
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More education data for Mauritius
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.5% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 71.3% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 107.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 6,144 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 107.8% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 106.9% (2024)
- Labor force, female 40.6% (2025)
- Labor force, total 622,328 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, at least master's or equivalent, population 25 in Mauritius?
- Educational attainment, at least master's or equivalent, population 25 in Mauritius was 3.3% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least master's or equivalent, population 25 recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 3.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least master's or equivalent, population 25 recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.8% in 2021.
- How does Mauritius rank for educational attainment, at least master's or equivalent, population 25?
- Mauritius ranks 52nd out of 81 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment, at least master's or equivalent, population 25 rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritius data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Educational attainment, at least Master's or equivalent, population 25+, total (%) (cumulative). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed Master's or equivalent.