Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in Mauritius
Mauritius: Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent was 0.7761 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in Mauritius, 2012–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Mauritius is 0.7761 GPIA, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 33.6% on the previous year and up 13.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Mauritius peaked at 0.875 GPIA in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.428 GPIA, in 2012.
Mauritius ranks 60th of 77 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.6698 GPIA | 0.428 GPIA | 0.875 GPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.7431 GPIA | 0.5811 GPIA | 0.8721 GPIA | 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 0.7761 GPIA 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 0.875 GPIA in 2019.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.428 GPIA in 2012.
- How does Mauritius rank for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent?
- Mauritius ranks 60th out of 77 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 13.4%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release