Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Mauritius
Mauritius: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 0.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.9%
Change on year
down 20.3%
World rank
42nd
of 112 countries
All-time high
1.1%
in 2022
All-time low
0.3%
in 2017
Years of data
5
2017–2023
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Mauritius, 2017–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Mauritius recorded 0.9% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2023.
That represents a change of down 20.3% on the previous year and up 182.7% over ten years.
Mauritius ranks 42nd of 112 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0.3% | — |
| 2020 | 0.7% | +112.2% |
| 2021 | 0.5% | -29.9% |
| 2022 | 1.1% | +138.4% |
| 2023 | 0.9% | -20.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 1 |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.5% | 1.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
- 39 Croatia 0.9% compare
- 40 Saudi Arabia 0.9% compare
- 41 Rwanda 0.9% compare
- 43 Malta 0.9% compare
- 44 South Africa 0.9% compare
- 45 Republic of Korea 0.9% 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 percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Mauritius?
- Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Mauritius was 0.9% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 1.1% in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2017.
- How does Mauritius rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Mauritius ranks 42nd out of 112 countries with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 182.7%. 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 Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Agriculture, Forestry, Fisheries and Veterinary programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release