School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes (years) (expectancy) in Mauritius
Mauritius: School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes (years) (expectancy) was 2.27 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Mauritius, 1970–2024
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 213 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.
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes (years) (expectancy) in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.4447 years | — |
| 1971 | 0.4279 years | -3.8% |
| 1972 | 0.4114 years | -3.9% |
| 1973 | 0.4142 years | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 0.4171 years | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 0.4609 years | +10.5% |
| 1976 | 0.4109 years | -10.8% |
| 1977 | 0.4066 years | -1.1% |
| 1978 | 0.5906 years | +45.3% |
| 1979 | 0.6011 years | +1.8% |
| 1980 | 0.5596 years | -6.9% |
| 1981 | 0.513 years | -8.3% |
| 1982 | 0.4711 years | -8.2% |
| 1990 | 1.07 years | +128.0% |
| 1993 | 1.56 years | +45.7% |
| 1995 | 1.43 years | -8.9% |
| 1996 | 1.54 years | +7.9% |
| 1997 | 1.9 years | +23.7% |
| 1998 | 1.91 years | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 1.94 years | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 1.88 years | -3.3% |
| 2001 | 1.9 years | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 1.87 years | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 1.98 years | +5.7% |
| 2004 | 1.92 years | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 1.89 years | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 1.89 years | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 1.87 years | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 1.88 years | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 1.91 years | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 2.01 years | +5.3% |
| 2011 | 2.04 years | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 2.01 years | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 1.95 years | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 1.95 years | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 2.01 years | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 1.99 years | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 1.93 years | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 1.9 years | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 1.92 years | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 2.03 years | +5.6% |
| 2021 | 1.84 years | -9.0% |
| 2023 | 1.84 years | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 2.27 years | +23.7% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 2.27 years is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.76 years, 1.3× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 2.27 years is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.783 years, 2.9× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes (years) (expectancy) in Mauritius changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +128.0% | 0.4711 years | 1.07 years |
| 1993 | +45.7% | 1.07 years | 1.56 years |
| 1978 | +45.3% | 0.4066 years | 0.5906 years |
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 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2.3 years compare
- 68 Aruba 2.3 years compare
- 69 Kazakhstan 2.28 years compare
- 71 Ghana 2.24 years compare
- 72 Lebanon 2.24 years compare
- 73 Saint Kitts and Nevis 2.2 years compare
More education data for Mauritius
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0679 units per person (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 213 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