Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Mauritius
Mauritius: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. was 8.0% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Mauritius, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Mauritius recorded 8.0% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in 2010.
That represents a change of down 18.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Mauritius peaked at 19.9% in 1970 and was at its lowest, 5.6%, in 1990.
Mauritius ranks 104th of 144 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 10.9% | — |
| 1965 | 16.0% | +46.2% |
| 1970 | 19.9% | +24.5% |
| 1975 | 12.0% | -39.6% |
| 1980 | 8.5% | -29.2% |
| 1985 | 7.1% | -16.0% |
| 1990 | 5.6% | -21.6% |
| 1995 | 8.8% | +57.9% |
| 2000 | 9.8% | +11.0% |
| 2005 | 9.2% | -6.7% |
| 2010 | 8.0% | -12.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13.5% | 10.9% | 16.0% | 2 |
| 1970s | 16.0% | 12.0% | 19.9% | 2 |
| 1980s | 7.8% | 7.1% | 8.5% | 2 |
| 1990s | 7.2% | 5.6% | 8.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 9.5% | 9.2% | 9.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 8.0% | 8.0% | 8.0% | 1 |
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More education data for Mauritius
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0679 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Mauritius?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Mauritius was 8.0% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 19.9% in 1970.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.6% in 1990.
- How does Mauritius rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling.?
- Mauritius ranks 104th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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: Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. Completed Primary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. Completed Primary