Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 35-39, total in Mauritius
Mauritius: Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 35-39, total was 5.19 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 35-39, total in Mauritius, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 35-39, total in Mauritius stood at 5.19. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 35-39, total in Mauritius peaked at 5.19 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 2.19, in 1960.
Mauritius ranks 70th of 144 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.
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 35-39, total in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 2.19 | — |
| 1965 | 2.59 | +18.3% |
| 1970 | 2.73 | +5.4% |
| 1975 | 3.21 | +17.6% |
| 1980 | 3.36 | +4.7% |
| 1985 | 3.45 | +2.7% |
| 1990 | 3.94 | +14.2% |
| 1995 | 4.65 | +18.0% |
| 2000 | 4.61 | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 4.95 | +7.4% |
| 2010 | 5.19 | +4.8% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 5.19 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.42, 96% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 5.19 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3.45, 1.5× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.39 | 2.19 | 2.59 | 2 |
| 1970s | 2.97 | 2.73 | 3.21 | 2 |
| 1980s | 3.41 | 3.36 | 3.45 | 2 |
| 1990s | 4.29 | 3.94 | 4.65 | 2 |
| 2000s | 4.78 | 4.61 | 4.95 | 2 |
| 2010s | 5.19 | 5.19 | 5.19 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
More education data for Mauritius
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 98.66 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.21 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9,330 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 21 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 13,956 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 13,539 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 100,395 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 84,530 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -5.02 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 35-39, total in Mauritius?
- Barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 35-39, total in Mauritius was 5.19 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 35-39, total recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 5.19 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 35-39, total recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.19 in 1960.
- How does Mauritius rank for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 35-39, total?
- Mauritius ranks 70th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 35-39, total rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritius data come from?
- The figures come from Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as part of Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 35-39, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of primary schooling, 35-39, total is the average years of primary education completed among people age 35-39.