Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Mauritius
Mauritius: Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education was 14.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Mauritius, 1990–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Mauritius is 14.2%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 8.9% on the previous year and down 32.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Mauritius peaked at 20.9% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 8.6%, in 1990.
That places Mauritius 71st out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.2% | 8.6% | 14.2% | 3 |
| 2000s | 14.8% | 12.9% | 17.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.7% | 13.8% | 20.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.1% | 14.2% | 15.7% | 5 |
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More economy & growth data for Mauritius
- DEC alternative conversion factor 46 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added 83.49 billion current LCU (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added 58.51 billion constant LCU (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added 1.65 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure 68.4% (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 13.35 billion current US$ (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 613.92 billion current LCU (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 11.86 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 2.4% (2025)
- Gross national expenditure 14.65 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Mauritius?
- Share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Mauritius was 14.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 20.9% in 2014.
- What is the lowest share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.6% in 1990.
- How does Mauritius rank for share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education?
- Mauritius ranks 71st out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritius data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Percentage of total general government spending (across all sectors) that is allocated to education.