Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … Master s female in Mauritius
Mauritius: Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … Master s female was 2.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
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 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.
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … Master s female in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 1.2% | — |
| 2013 | 2.2% | +78.4% |
| 2014 | 2.4% | +7.8% |
| 2015 | 2.6% | +8.6% |
| 2016 | 1.6% | -37.2% |
| 2017 | 1.9% | +19.7% |
| 2018 | 2.2% | +16.4% |
| 2019 | 2.7% | +18.2% |
| 2020 | 3.0% | +13.1% |
| 2021 | 1.3% | -56.9% |
| 2022 | 1.1% | -16.1% |
| 2023 | 2.9% | +171.1% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 2.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.5%, 1.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 2.9% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.1%, 2.7× the median. (7 countries reporting)
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
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 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