Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Mauritius
Mauritius: Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent was 12.5% in 2023. β Volatile
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Mauritius, 2006β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Mauritius stood at 12.5%. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 48.8% on the previous year and up 52.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Mauritius peaked at 12.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 2006.
That places Mauritius 73rd out of 112 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.1% | 1.0% | 1.4% | 3 |
| 2010s | 8.4% | 1.6% | 10.5% | 9 |
| 2020s | 10.3% | 8.0% | 12.5% | 4 |
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More education data for Mauritius
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 6,144 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 71.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.5% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 107.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0049 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Mauritius?
- Educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Mauritius was 12.5% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 12.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2006.
- How does Mauritius rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Mauritius ranks 73rd out of 112 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 52.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mauritius data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent education or higher, population 25+ years, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release