Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Mauritius
Mauritius: Proportion of total government spending on essential services was 10.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Mauritius, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Mauritius stood at 10.3%. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 19.3% on the previous year and down 37.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Mauritius peaked at 16.6% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 10.3%, in 2024.
Mauritius ranks 77th of 116 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 16.2% | — |
| 2001 | 14.8% | -8.6% |
| 2002 | 15.1% | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 15.9% | +5.2% |
| 2004 | 15.8% | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 16.3% | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 15.5% | -5.4% |
| 2007 | 15.1% | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 14.7% | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 16.3% | +11.2% |
| 2010 | 15.7% | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 15.9% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 15.9% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 15.6% | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 16.6% | +6.2% |
| 2015 | 16.5% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 16.3% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 15.8% | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 15.4% | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 14.5% | -6.0% |
| 2020 | 12.5% | -13.6% |
| 2021 | 11.7% | -6.9% |
| 2022 | 12.2% | +4.5% |
| 2023 | 12.8% | +4.9% |
| 2024 | 10.3% | -19.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.6% | 14.7% | 16.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.8% | 14.5% | 16.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.9% | 10.3% | 12.8% | 5 |
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More education data for Mauritius
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 49,416 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -7.6 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 27,495 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 15.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 43,632 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 5,126 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1,018 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 25,882 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.35 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of total government spending on essential services in Mauritius?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Mauritius was 10.3% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 16.6% in 2014.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.3% in 2024.
- How does Mauritius rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Mauritius ranks 77th out of 116 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritius data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of total government spending on essential services, education (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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