Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's … Bachelor both in Mauritius
Mauritius: Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's … Bachelor both was 11.7% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Mauritius, 2006–2023
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.
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's … Bachelor both in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 0.7% | — |
| 2007 | 0.8% | +12.0% |
| 2008 | 1.1% | +40.7% |
| 2010 | 1.2% | +8.5% |
| 2012 | 6.4% | +451.5% |
| 2013 | 7.0% | +9.4% |
| 2014 | 7.7% | +8.9% |
| 2015 | 8.4% | +9.5% |
| 2016 | 7.7% | -8.1% |
| 2017 | 8.3% | +7.0% |
| 2018 | 9.3% | +12.6% |
| 2019 | 9.5% | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 11.6% | +22.3% |
| 2021 | 7.4% | -36.5% |
| 2022 | 8.0% | +8.4% |
| 2023 | 11.7% | +46.1% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 11.7% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 17.4%, 67% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 11.7% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.0%, 2.9× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's … Bachelor both 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +451.5% | 1.2% | 6.4% |
| 2021 | -36.5% | 11.6% | 7.4% |
| 2023 | +46.1% | 8.0% | 11.7% |
| 2008 | +40.7% | 0.8% | 1.1% |
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 |
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 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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February 2026 Data Release