Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Mauritius
Mauritius: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 2.3% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
2.3%
Change on year
down 55.3%
World rank
74th
of 122 countries
All-time high
6.1%
in 2021
All-time low
0.7%
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
In 2023, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Mauritius stood at 2.3%.
That represents a change of down 55.3% on the previous year and up 210.6% over ten years.
Mauritius ranks 74th of 122 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0.7% | — |
| 2020 | 4.0% | +440.0% |
| 2021 | 6.1% | +51.5% |
| 2022 | 5.2% | -15.0% |
| 2023 | 2.3% | -55.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 1 |
| 2020s | 4.4% | 2.3% | 6.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
More education data for Mauritius
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 6,144 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 71.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.5% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 107.35 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 107.3% (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 2.3% 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 6.1% in 2021.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2017.
- How does Mauritius rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Mauritius ranks 74th out of 122 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 210.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release