Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 15-19, total in Mauritius
Mauritius: Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 15-19, total was 11.85 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 15-19, total in Mauritius, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Mauritius recorded 11.85 for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15-19, total in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 42.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15-19, total in Mauritius peaked at 11.85 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 5.62, in 1960.
Mauritius ranks 5th of 144 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 15-19, total in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 5.62 | — |
| 1965 | 6.5 | +15.7% |
| 1970 | 6.95 | +6.9% |
| 1975 | 7.19 | +3.5% |
| 1980 | 7.52 | +4.6% |
| 1985 | 8.2 | +9.0% |
| 1990 | 8.75 | +6.7% |
| 1995 | 8.55 | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 8.34 | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 10.1 | +21.1% |
| 2010 | 11.85 | +17.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.06 | 5.62 | 6.5 | 2 |
| 1970s | 7.07 | 6.95 | 7.19 | 2 |
| 1980s | 7.86 | 7.52 | 8.2 | 2 |
| 1990s | 8.65 | 8.55 | 8.75 | 2 |
| 2000s | 9.22 | 8.34 | 10.1 | 2 |
| 2010s | 11.85 | 11.85 | 11.85 | 1 |
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More education data for Mauritius
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15-19, total in Mauritius?
- Barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15-19, total in Mauritius was 11.85 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15-19, total recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 11.85 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15-19, total recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.62 in 1960.
- How does Mauritius rank for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15-19, total?
- Mauritius ranks 5th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15-19, total rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.1%. 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 total schooling, age 15-19, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of total schooling, 15-19, total is the average years of education completed among people age 15-19.