Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in Mauritius
Mauritius: Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent was 2.9% in 2023. β² Rising
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 2.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 171.1% on the previous year and up 34.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Mauritius peaked at 3.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.1%, in 2022.
Mauritius ranks 53rd of 78 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.1% | 1.2% | 2.7% | 8 |
| 2020s | 2.1% | 1.1% | 3.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
- 50 Iran, Islamic Republic of 3.4% compare
- 51 Pakistan 3.0% compare
- 52 Chile 3.0% compare
- 54 Ecuador 2.9% compare
- 55 Costa Rica 2.7% compare
- 56 South Africa 2.5% compare
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 2.9% 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 3.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 2022.
- How does Mauritius rank for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent?
- Mauritius ranks 53rd out of 78 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 34.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release