Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … Master s male in Mauritius
Mauritius: Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … Master s male was 3.8% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in Mauritius, 2012–2023
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.
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … Master s male in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 2.9% | — |
| 2013 | 3.2% | +11.6% |
| 2014 | 3.4% | +6.3% |
| 2015 | 3.3% | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 2.9% | -11.9% |
| 2017 | 3.0% | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 3.1% | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 3.0% | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 3.4% | +13.4% |
| 2021 | 2.2% | -35.3% |
| 2023 | 3.8% | +70.3% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 3.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.7%, 1.4× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 3.8% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.7%, 1.4× the median. (9 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.1% | 2.9% | 3.4% | 8 |
| 2020s | 3.2% | 2.2% | 3.8% | 3 |
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 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