Education · Sub-Saharan Africa · Upper-middle income
Mauritius: education in numbers
Pre-primary enrolment is 102.0% (2021), 20th of 176 in the world and 4th of 39 in Sub-Saharan Africa. Primary enrolment is 107.3% (2024), 42nd of 191 in the world and 14th of 41 in Sub-Saharan Africa. Primary completion is 83.2% (2024), 128th of 168 in the world and 12th of 36 in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Pre-primary enrolment
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Primary enrolment
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12 indicators
Education: Mauritius in detail
Latest reported value, world rank and rank within Sub-Saharan Africa; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-primary enrolmentPre-primary enrolment, % gross | 102.0%2021 | 20/176 | 4/39 | 91.0% | 104.7% | 102.0% | −4.4 ppsince 2011 | 28.1% | 77.9% | 60.9% | |
| Primary enrolmentPrimary school enrolment, % gross | 107.3%2024 | 42/191 | 14/41 | 103.1% | 100.6% | 95.0% | +10.2 ppsince 2014 | 97.1% | 100.7% | 102.2% | |
| Primary completionPrimary completion rate, % of age group | 83.2%2024 | 128/168 | 12/36 | 100.6% | 99.9% | 92.7% | −10.0 ppsince 2014 | 68.9% | 95.2% | 88.0% | |
| Secondary enrolmentSecondary school enrolment, % gross | 90.7%2024 | 99/176 | 5/34 | 74.4% | 86.9% | 89.5% | −6.4 ppsince 2014 | 45.9% | 96.5% | 77.3% | |
| Lower secondary completionLower secondary completion rate, % of age group | 83.5%2019 | — | — | 73.1% | 81.2% | 83.5%2019 | +2.3 ppsince 2009 | 44.4% | 93.0% | 77.9% | |
| Tertiary enrolmentTertiary enrolment, % gross | 45.8%2024 | 89/172 | 1/34 | 10.7% | 33.1% | 42.5% | +5.7 ppsince 2014 | 9.3% | 64.6% | 43.6% | |
| Out-of-school childrenChildren out of school, % of primary school age | 0.8%2024 | 142/178 | 36/38 | 0.4% | 3.1% | 3.6% | −4.7 ppsince 2014 | — | 4.0% | — | |
| Adult literacyAdult literacy rate, % of people 15+ | 94.3%2023 | 67/141 | 1/41 | 84.3% | 89.2%2011 | 93.0%2021 | +2.8 ppsince 2013 | 68.7% | 96.2% | 87.7% | |
| Youth literacyYouth literacy rate, % of people 15–24 | 99.8%2023 | 23/148 | 1/42 | 94.5% | 98.1%2011 | 99.9%2021 | +1.7 ppsince 2011 | 79.0% | 99.3% | 93.1% | |
| Pupils per teacherPupils per teacher, primary | 16.22018 | 103/173 | 39/40 | 26.1 | 21.5 | 16.22018 | −25%since 2008 | 37.4 | 18.4 | 23.4 | |
| Education spendingPublic spending on education, % of GDP | 4.2%2024 | 90/184 | 15/43 | 3.7% | 3.6% | 4.4% | −0.6 ppsince 2014 | 3.3% | 3.6% | 3.6% | |
| Education, % of budgetEducation spending, % of government expenditure | 14.2%2024 | 66/179 | 22/42 | 13.0% | 14.6% | 15.6% | −6.7 ppsince 2014 | 15.4% | 15.1% | 14.0% |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.
Better than ten years ago
- Lower secondary completion+2.3 pp83.5% in 2019
- Tertiary enrolment+5.7 pp45.8% in 2024
- Out-of-school children−4.7 pp0.8% in 2024
- Adult literacy+2.8 pp94.3% in 2023
Worse than ten years ago
- Pre-primary enrolment−4.4 pp102.0% in 2021
- Primary completion−10.0 pp83.2% in 2024
- Secondary enrolment−6.4 pp90.7% in 2024
Only indicators where higher or lower is clearly better are rated (for example, unemployment down is better, life expectancy up is better).
neighbours
Mauritius and its neighbours
Countries sharing a land border with Mauritius. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | Mauritius | France | Maldives | Seychelles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-primary enrolment | 102.0%2021 | 106.7%2020 | 76.1%2020 | 104.3%2021 |
| Primary enrolment | 107.3%2024 | 103.4%2024 | 99.7%2024 | 93.4%2024 |
| Primary completion | 83.2%2024 | — | 93.8%2024 | 94.2%2024 |
| Secondary enrolment | 90.7%2024 | 103.8%2024 | 79.4%2023 | 70.8%2024 |
| Lower secondary completion | 83.5%2019 | 99.5%2024 | 94.6%2024 | 93.2%2024 |
| Tertiary enrolment | 45.8%2024 | 71.5%2024 | 48.5%2022 | 14.5%2024 |
| Out-of-school children | 0.8%2024 | 0.2%2024 | 0.9%2024 | 6.8%2024 |
| Adult literacy | 94.3%2023 | — | 98.2%2019 | 93.9%2010 |
| Youth literacy | 99.8%2023 | — | 98.7%2019 | 99.0%2010 |