Education spending in Mauritius
Mauritius: Education spending was 4.25 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Education spending in Mauritius, 1971–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Mauritius recorded 4.25 for education spending in 2024.
That represents a change of down 7.2% on the previous year and down 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, education spending in Mauritius peaked at 5.49 in 1978 and was at its lowest, 2.52, in 1975.
Mauritius ranks 97th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.
Education spending in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 3.11 | — |
| 1972 | 3.07 | -1.3% |
| 1973 | 2.78 | -9.4% |
| 1975 | 2.52 | -9.4% |
| 1977 | 4.38 | +73.9% |
| 1978 | 5.49 | +25.3% |
| 1981 | 4.99 | -9.2% |
| 1982 | 4.54 | -8.9% |
| 1983 | 4.39 | -3.3% |
| 1984 | 4.03 | -8.2% |
| 1985 | 3.91 | -3.0% |
| 1986 | 3.44 | -12.1% |
| 1987 | 3.02 | -12.2% |
| 1988 | 3.09 | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 3.47 | +12.3% |
| 1990 | 3.13 | -9.8% |
| 1991 | 3.46 | +10.7% |
| 1999 | 3.89 | +12.2% |
| 2000 | 3.72 | -4.3% |
| 2001 | 3.07 | -17.4% |
| 2002 | 3.02 | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 4.36 | +44.3% |
| 2004 | 4.26 | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 4.02 | -5.4% |
| 2006 | 3.65 | -9.3% |
| 2007 | 3.19 | -12.7% |
| 2008 | 3.06 | -3.8% |
| 2009 | 3.05 | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 3.55 | +16.5% |
| 2011 | 3.33 | -6.2% |
| 2012 | 3.42 | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 3.57 | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 4.82 | +35.0% |
| 2015 | 4.76 | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 4.88 | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 4.88 | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 4.67 | -4.2% |
| 2019 | 4.54 | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 4.35 | -4.2% |
| 2021 | 4.67 | +7.3% |
| 2022 | 4.84 | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 4.57 | -5.5% |
| 2024 | 4.25 | -7.2% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 4.25 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.25, 1.0× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 4.25 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3.2, 1.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Education spending in Mauritius changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | +73.9% | 2.52 | 4.38 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.56 | 2.52 | 5.49 | 6 |
| 1980s | 3.88 | 3.02 | 4.99 | 9 |
| 1990s | 3.49 | 3.13 | 3.89 | 3 |
| 2000s | 3.54 | 3.02 | 4.36 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.24 | 3.33 | 4.88 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.54 | 4.25 | 4.84 | 5 |
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 education spending in Mauritius?
- Education spending in Mauritius was 4.25 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest education spending recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 5.49 in 1978.
- What is the lowest education spending recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.52 in 1975.
- How does Mauritius rank for education spending?
- Mauritius ranks 97th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is education spending rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritius data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Education spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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