Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, total in Mauritius
Mauritius: Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, total was 0.13 in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, 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 tertiary schooling, age 15+, total in Mauritius stood at 0.13. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 116.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, total in Mauritius peaked at 0.13 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.02, in 1960.
That places Mauritius 103rd out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, total in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.02 | — |
| 1965 | 0.03 | +50.0% |
| 1970 | 0.03 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.04 | +33.3% |
| 1980 | 0.06 | +50.0% |
| 1985 | 0.08 | +33.3% |
| 1990 | 0.04 | -50.0% |
| 1995 | 0.06 | +50.0% |
| 2000 | 0.06 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.11 | +83.3% |
| 2010 | 0.13 | +18.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.025 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.035 | 0.03 | 0.04 | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.07 | 0.06 | 0.08 | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.05 | 0.04 | 0.06 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.085 | 0.06 | 0.11 | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.13 | 0.13 | 0.13 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
More education data for Mauritius
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 6,144 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 71.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.5% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 107.35 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 107.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, total in Mauritius?
- Barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, total in Mauritius was 0.13 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, total recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 0.13 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, total recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.02 in 1960.
- How does Mauritius rank for barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, total?
- Mauritius ranks 103rd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, total rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 116.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 tertiary schooling, age 15+, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of tertiary schooling, 15+, total is the average years of tertiary education completed among people over age 15.