Completion rate, primary education, male (modelled data) (%) in Mauritius
Mauritius: Completion rate, primary education, male (modelled data) (%) was 99.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
99.9%
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
9th
of 165 countries
All-time high
99.9%
in 2025
All-time low
88.5%
in 1981
Years of data
45
1981–2025
Completion rate, primary education, male (modelled data) in Mauritius, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, completion rate, primary education, male (modelled data) in Mauritius stood at 99.9%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, male (modelled data) in Mauritius peaked at 99.9% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 88.5%, in 1981.
That places Mauritius 9th out of 165 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Completion rate, primary education, male (modelled data) (%) in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 88.5% | — |
| 1982 | 88.5% | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 88.7% | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 88.8% | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 89.0% | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 89.2% | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 89.4% | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 89.7% | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 89.9% | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 90.2% | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 90.4% | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 90.6% | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 90.8% | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 91.0% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 91.3% | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 91.6% | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 92.0% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 92.4% | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 92.8% | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 93.3% | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 93.8% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 94.5% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 95.3% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 96.0% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 96.8% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 97.4% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 97.9% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 98.3% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 98.6% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 98.9% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 99.1% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 99.3% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 99.4% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 99.5% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 99.6% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 99.7% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 99.7% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 99.8% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 99.8% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 99.8% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 99.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 98.4%, 1.0× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 99.9% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 67.1%, 1.5× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 89.1% | 88.5% | 89.9% | 9 |
| 1990s | 91.3% | 90.2% | 92.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 96.2% | 93.3% | 98.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.5% | 98.9% | 99.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.9% | 99.8% | 99.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
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 completion rate, primary education, male (modelled data) in Mauritius?
- Completion rate, primary education, male (modelled data) in Mauritius was 99.9% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, male (modelled data) recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 99.9% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, male (modelled data) recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 88.5% in 1981.
- How does Mauritius rank for completion rate, primary education, male (modelled data)?
- Mauritius ranks 9th out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, primary education, male (modelled data) rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritius data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Completion rate, primary education, male (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release