School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Mauritius
Mauritius: School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes was 2.27 years in 2024. β² Rising
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Mauritius, 1970β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Mauritius is 2.27 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 44 years on record.
That represents a change of up 23.7% on the previous year and up 16.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Mauritius peaked at 2.27 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.4066 years, in 1977.
That places Mauritius 70th out of 207 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4585 years | 0.4066 years | 0.6011 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5146 years | 0.4711 years | 0.5596 years | 3 |
| 1990s | 1.62 years | 1.07 years | 1.94 years | 7 |
| 2000s | 1.9 years | 1.87 years | 1.98 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.97 years | 1.9 years | 2.04 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.99 years | 1.84 years | 2.27 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
- 67 St. Vincent and the Grenadines 2.3 years compare
- 68 Aruba, Kingdom of the Netherlands 2.3 years compare
- 69 Kazakhstan, Republic of 2.28 years compare
- 71 Ghana 2.24 years compare
- 72 Lebanon 2.24 years compare
- 73 St. Kitts and Nevis 2.2 years compare
More education data for Mauritius
- 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)
- School enrollment, primary 107.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 6,144 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 1.23 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 107.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Mauritius?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Mauritius was 2.27 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 2.27 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4066 years in 1977.
- How does Mauritius rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes?
- Mauritius ranks 70th out of 207 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.5%. 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 School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release