Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. in Mauritius
Mauritius: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. was 39.4% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. in Mauritius, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Primary.
Analysis
Mauritius recorded 39.4% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 19.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. in Mauritius peaked at 52.3% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 39.4%, in 2010.
Mauritius ranks 33rd of 144 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 44.4% | — |
| 1965 | 48.2% | +8.6% |
| 1970 | 50.9% | +5.5% |
| 1975 | 52.2% | +2.6% |
| 1980 | 52.3% | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 52.0% | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 48.7% | -6.3% |
| 1995 | 48.0% | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 48.6% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 44.2% | -9.0% |
| 2010 | 39.4% | -10.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 46.3% | 44.4% | 48.2% | 2 |
| 1970s | 51.6% | 50.9% | 52.2% | 2 |
| 1980s | 52.2% | 52.0% | 52.3% | 2 |
| 1990s | 48.4% | 48.0% | 48.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 46.4% | 44.2% | 48.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 39.4% | 39.4% | 39.4% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
- 30 Guyana 40.2% compare
- 31 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 39.6% compare
- 32 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 39.5% compare
- 34 Trinidad and Tobago 39.0% compare
- 35 Rwanda 38.4% compare
- 36 Nicaragua 38.0% compare
More education data for Mauritius
- 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. in Mauritius?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. in Mauritius was 39.4% 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 25+ with primary schooling. recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 52.3% in 1980.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.4% in 2010.
- How does Mauritius rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling.?
- Mauritius ranks 33rd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.0%. 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 25+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)