Percentage of graduates from tertiary education … Services adjusted in Mauritius
Mauritius: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education … Services adjusted was 1.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
1.4%
Change on year
up 41.8%
World rank
9th
of 111 countries
All-time high
1.4%
in 2023
All-time low
0.6%
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 1.4% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2023. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 41.8% on the previous year and up 151.1% over ten years.
Mauritius ranks 9th of 111 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education … Services adjusted in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0.6% | — |
| 2020 | 1.2% | +113.8% |
| 2021 | 1.4% | +14.6% |
| 2022 | 1.0% | -27.7% |
| 2023 | 1.4% | +41.8% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 1.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.8%, 1.8× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 1.4% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.1%, 1.2× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 1 |
| 2020s | 1.2% | 1.0% | 1.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
- 6 Thailand 1.6% compare
- 7 Rwanda 1.5% compare
- 8 Madagascar 1.4% compare
- 10 Laos 1.4%
- 11 Costa Rica 1.3% compare
- 12 United Kingdom 1.3% compare
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 percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Mauritius?
- Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Mauritius was 1.4% 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 1.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2017.
- How does Mauritius rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Mauritius ranks 9th out of 111 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 151.1%. 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 Services 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