Government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of GDP in Mauritius
Mauritius: Government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of GDP was 2.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
2.6%
Change on year
down 8.5%
World rank
11th
of 165 countries
All-time high
3.1%
in 2016
All-time low
0.5%
in 1975
Years of data
40
1971–2024
Government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of GDP in Mauritius, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp in Mauritius stood at 2.6%.
That represents a change of down 8.5% on the previous year and down 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp in Mauritius peaked at 3.1% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 1975.
Mauritius ranks 11th of 165 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
Government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of GDP in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.6% | — |
| 1972 | 0.6% | +5.0% |
| 1973 | 0.6% | -5.6% |
| 1975 | 0.5% | -11.1% |
| 1977 | 1.3% | +144.4% |
| 1978 | 2.6% | +92.3% |
| 1981 | 2.1% | -16.3% |
| 1982 | 1.8% | -16.7% |
| 1983 | 1.7% | -6.5% |
| 1984 | 1.5% | -9.9% |
| 1985 | 1.7% | +11.8% |
| 1986 | 1.3% | -25.3% |
| 1987 | 1.2% | -7.0% |
| 1988 | 1.2% | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 1.4% | +18.4% |
| 1990 | 1.3% | -7.6% |
| 1991 | 1.2% | -4.7% |
| 2001 | 1.3% | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 1.2% | -7.5% |
| 2003 | 1.7% | +49.9% |
| 2004 | 1.7% | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 1.8% | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 1.7% | -5.4% |
| 2008 | 1.5% | -11.4% |
| 2009 | 1.5% | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 1.9% | +28.0% |
| 2011 | 1.6% | -13.2% |
| 2012 | 1.8% | +13.2% |
| 2013 | 1.9% | +5.8% |
| 2014 | 3.0% | +52.7% |
| 2015 | 3.1% | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 3.1% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 3.1% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 2.9% | -4.7% |
| 2019 | 2.8% | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 2.8% | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 2.9% | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 3.0% | +3.8% |
| 2023 | 2.8% | -4.7% |
| 2024 | 2.6% | -8.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.1% | 0.5% | 2.6% | 6 |
| 1980s | 1.5% | 1.2% | 2.1% | 9 |
| 1990s | 1.3% | 1.2% | 1.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.5% | 1.2% | 1.8% | 8 |
| 2010s | 2.5% | 1.6% | 3.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.8% | 2.6% | 3.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
- 8 Kyrgyzstan 3.1% compare
- 9 Congo 3.0% compare
- 10 Brunei Darussalam 2.7% compare
- 12 Morocco 2.5% compare
- 13 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 2.4% compare
- 14 Belgium 2.4% compare
More education data for Mauritius
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0679 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp in Mauritius?
- Government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp in Mauritius was 2.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 3.1% in 2016.
- What is the lowest government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 1975.
- How does Mauritius rank for government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp?
- Mauritius ranks 11th out of 165 countries with data for 2024.
- Is government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.6%. 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 Government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release