Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in Mauritius
Mauritius: Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent was 3.8% in 2023. β¬ Flat
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in Mauritius, 2012β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Mauritius stood at 3.8%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 70.3% on the previous year and up 18.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Mauritius peaked at 3.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.2%, in 2021.
Mauritius ranks 50th of 81 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.1% | 2.9% | 3.4% | 8 |
| 2020s | 3.2% | 2.2% | 3.8% | 3 |
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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 master's or equivalent in Mauritius?
- Educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Mauritius was 3.8% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 3.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.2% in 2021.
- How does Mauritius rank for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent?
- Mauritius ranks 50th out of 81 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Mauritius data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed Master'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