Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in Mauritius
Mauritius: Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population was 95.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in Mauritius, 1972–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Mauritius stood at 95.9%.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Mauritius peaked at 97.1% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 64.0%, in 1972.
That places Mauritius 78th out of 136 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 64.0% | — |
| 1983 | 76.1% | +18.9% |
| 1990 | 81.7% | +7.3% |
| 2000 | 87.7% | +7.3% |
| 2005 | 91.6% | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 93.6% | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 93.2% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 92.2% | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 93.0% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 93.4% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 93.2% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 93.6% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 94.3% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 94.8% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 94.9% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 95.0% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 95.1% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 95.4% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 95.4% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 97.1% | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 95.9% | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 64.0% | 64.0% | 64.0% | 1 |
| 1980s | 76.1% | 76.1% | 76.1% | 1 |
| 1990s | 81.7% | 81.7% | 81.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 91.7% | 87.7% | 93.6% | 5 |
| 2010s | 94.3% | 93.0% | 95.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.1% | 95.4% | 97.1% | 3 |
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More education data for Mauritius
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 100,395 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -6.5 % change on previous year (2020)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6,144 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 8.94 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 50,979 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -5.38 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 49,416 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -7.6 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 27,495 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 15.59 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Mauritius?
- Educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Mauritius was 95.9% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 97.1% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.0% in 1972.
- How does Mauritius rank for educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population?
- Mauritius ranks 78th out of 136 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. 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 Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population 25+ years, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release