Malaysia vs Mauritius: Productivity vs. educational attainment

Malaysia
29.75 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour
in 2023
Mauritius
29.83 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour
in 2023
Malaysia rank
60th
Mauritius rank
59th

Productivity vs. educational attainment over time

  • Malaysia
  • Mauritius
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How they compare

Mauritius currently reports 29.83 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour against 29.75 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in Malaysia, a difference of 0.08 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Mauritius ahead.

Malaysia ranks 60th and Mauritius ranks 59th of 130 countries.

Mauritius has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malaysia Mauritius Difference Ahead
2000s 22.11 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour 22.37 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour 0.2527 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour Mauritius
2010s 25.51 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour 27.46 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour 1.95 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour Mauritius
2020s 28.91 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour 29.75 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour 0.8481 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour Mauritius

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher productivity vs. educational attainment, Malaysia or Mauritius?
Mauritius, at 29.83 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour against 29.75 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in Malaysia as of 2023.
What is the difference in productivity vs. educational attainment between Malaysia and Mauritius?
0.08 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour, with Mauritius ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Mauritius?
19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
How do Malaysia and Mauritius rank globally for productivity vs. educational attainment?
Malaysia ranks 60th and Mauritius ranks 59th of 130 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Productivity vs. educational attainment. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Productivity vs. educational attainment
Unit
international-$ in 2021 prices per hour
Source
Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
130 places, 4,965 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

Productivity is calculated as GDP divided by the total number of hours worked in the economy. This data is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.