School life expectancy, pre-primary, female (years) (years female) in Mauritius
Mauritius: School life expectancy, pre-primary, female (years) (years female) was 2.19 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, pre-primary, female in Mauritius, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Mauritius recorded 2.19 years for school life expectancy, pre-primary, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 44 years on record.
The figure is up 18.4% on the previous year and up 12.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, female in Mauritius peaked at 2.19 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.4071 years, in 1976.
That places Mauritius 72nd out of 205 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, female (years) (years female) in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.4434 years | — |
| 1971 | 0.4194 years | -5.4% |
| 1972 | 0.4129 years | -1.5% |
| 1973 | 0.4101 years | -0.7% |
| 1974 | 0.4072 years | -0.7% |
| 1975 | 0.4624 years | +13.6% |
| 1976 | 0.4071 years | -12.0% |
| 1977 | 0.4082 years | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 0.591 years | +44.8% |
| 1979 | 0.6004 years | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 0.5599 years | -6.7% |
| 1981 | 0.5148 years | -8.1% |
| 1982 | 0.4762 years | -7.5% |
| 1990 | 1.09 years | +128.1% |
| 1993 | 1.58 years | +45.0% |
| 1995 | 1.42 years | -9.6% |
| 1996 | 1.54 years | +8.0% |
| 1997 | 1.91 years | +24.1% |
| 1998 | 1.92 years | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 1.95 years | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 1.89 years | -2.8% |
| 2001 | 1.9 years | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 1.86 years | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 2 years | +7.2% |
| 2004 | 1.92 years | -3.7% |
| 2005 | 1.9 years | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 1.91 years | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 1.88 years | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 1.89 years | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 1.93 years | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 2 years | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 2.06 years | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 2.01 years | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 1.94 years | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 1.95 years | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 2.02 years | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 1.99 years | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 1.92 years | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 1.92 years | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 1.91 years | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 1.99 years | +4.0% |
| 2021 | 1.84 years | -7.2% |
| 2023 | 1.85 years | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 2.19 years | +18.4% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 2.19 years is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.81 years, 1.2× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 2.19 years is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.7777 years, 2.8× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, pre-primary, female (years) (years female) 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 | +128.1% | 0.4762 years | 1.09 years |
| 1978 | +44.8% | 0.4082 years | 0.591 years |
| 1993 | +45.0% | 1.09 years | 1.58 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4562 years | 0.4071 years | 0.6004 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.517 years | 0.4762 years | 0.5599 years | 3 |
| 1990s | 1.63 years | 1.09 years | 1.95 years | 7 |
| 2000s | 1.91 years | 1.86 years | 2 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.97 years | 1.91 years | 2.06 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.97 years | 1.84 years | 2.19 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
- 69 Ghana 2.23 years compare
- 70 Turks and Caicos Islands 2.22 years compare
- 71 Saint Kitts and Nevis 2.19 years compare
- 73 United Kingdom 2.18 years compare
- 74 Ecuador 2.17 years compare
- 75 Kenya 2.12 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, female in Mauritius?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, female in Mauritius was 2.19 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, female recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 2.19 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, female recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4071 years in 1976.
- How does Mauritius rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, female?
- Mauritius ranks 72nd out of 205 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, female rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.1%. 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, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release