Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … Master both in Mauritius
Mauritius: Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … Master both was 3.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in Mauritius, 2012–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Mauritius recorded 3.3% for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in 2023. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 90.7% on the previous year and up 24.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Mauritius peaked at 3.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.8%, in 2021.
Mauritius ranks 52nd of 82 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … Master both in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 2.0% | — |
| 2013 | 2.7% | +32.4% |
| 2014 | 2.9% | +6.9% |
| 2015 | 2.9% | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 2.3% | -23.2% |
| 2017 | 2.5% | +9.2% |
| 2018 | 2.7% | +8.1% |
| 2019 | 2.8% | +6.6% |
| 2020 | 3.2% | +13.4% |
| 2021 | 1.8% | -45.4% |
| 2023 | 3.3% | +90.7% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 3.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.5%, 1.3× the median. (26 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 3.3% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.6%, 2.1× the median. (9 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.6% | 2.0% | 2.9% | 8 |
| 2020s | 2.8% | 1.8% | 3.3% | 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 3.3% 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 3.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.8% in 2021.
- How does Mauritius rank for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent?
- Mauritius ranks 52nd out of 82 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 24.8%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release