Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Mauritius
Mauritius: Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent was 11.7% in 2023. β Volatile
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Mauritius, 2006β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Mauritius recorded 11.7% for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in 2023. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of up 46.1% on the previous year and up 65.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Mauritius peaked at 11.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2006.
Mauritius ranks 72nd of 112 countries on this measure, 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 | 0.8% | 0.7% | 1.1% | 3 |
| 2010s | 7.3% | 1.2% | 9.5% | 9 |
| 2020s | 9.7% | 7.4% | 11.7% | 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 11.7% 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 11.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2006.
- How does Mauritius rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Mauritius ranks 72nd 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 65.8%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release