Percentage of graduates from tertiary … graduates Services both sexes in Mauritius
Mauritius: Percentage of graduates from tertiary … graduates Services both sexes was 2.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
2.0%
Change on year
down 62.3%
World rank
86th
of 124 countries
All-time high
5.2%
in 2021
All-time low
1.0%
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 %.
Analysis
Mauritius recorded 2.0% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2023.
The figure is down 62.3% on the previous year and up 95.9% over ten years.
Mauritius ranks 86th of 124 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary … graduates Services both sexes in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1.0% | — |
| 2020 | 3.8% | +274.4% |
| 2021 | 5.2% | +39.7% |
| 2022 | 5.2% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 2.0% | -62.3% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 2.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.6%, 42% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 2.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.8%, 1.1× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1 |
| 2020s | 4.0% | 2.0% | 5.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
- 83 Ghana 2.2% compare
- 84 Dominican Republic 2.1% compare
- 85 British Virgin Islands 2.0% compare
- 87 Morocco 1.9% compare
- 88 Uruguay 1.8% compare
- 89 United Arab Emirates 1.8% 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 2.0% 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 5.2% in 2021.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2017.
- How does Mauritius rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Mauritius ranks 86th out of 124 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 95.9%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release