Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 25+, total in Mauritius
Mauritius: Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 25+, total was 0.15 in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 25+, 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 25+, total in Mauritius stood at 0.15. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 87.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 25+, total in Mauritius peaked at 0.15 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.03, in 1965.
Mauritius ranks 105th of 144 countries on this measure, 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 25+, total in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.04 | — |
| 1965 | 0.03 | -25.0% |
| 1970 | 0.03 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.05 | +66.7% |
| 1980 | 0.06 | +20.0% |
| 1985 | 0.11 | +83.3% |
| 1990 | 0.06 | -45.5% |
| 1995 | 0.06 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.08 | +33.3% |
| 2005 | 0.1 | +25.0% |
| 2010 | 0.15 | +50.0% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 0.15 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.42, 36% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 0.15 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.07, 2.1× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.035 | 0.03 | 0.04 | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.04 | 0.03 | 0.05 | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.085 | 0.06 | 0.11 | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.09 | 0.08 | 0.1 | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.15 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
- 105 Bangladesh 0.15 compare
- 107 Botswana 0.14 compare
- 108 South Africa 0.13 compare
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 tertiary schooling, age 25+, total in Mauritius?
- Barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 25+, total in Mauritius was 0.15 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 25+, total recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 0.15 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 25+, total recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.03 in 1965.
- How does Mauritius rank for barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 25+, total?
- Mauritius ranks 105th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 25+, total rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 87.5%. 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 25+, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of tertiary schooling, 25+, total is the average years of tertiary education completed among people over age 25.