School life expectancy, pre-primary, male (years) (expectancy male) in Mauritius
Mauritius: School life expectancy, pre-primary, male (years) (expectancy male) was 2.36 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, pre-primary, male in Mauritius, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, pre-primary, male in Mauritius stood at 2.36 years. That is the highest value across all 44 years on record.
That represents a change of up 29.2% on the previous year and up 21.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, male in Mauritius peaked at 2.36 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.4051 years, in 1977.
Mauritius ranks 62nd of 205 countries on this measure, 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, male (years) (expectancy male) in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.4459 years | — |
| 1971 | 0.436 years | -2.2% |
| 1972 | 0.4099 years | -6.0% |
| 1973 | 0.418 years | +2.0% |
| 1974 | 0.4264 years | +2.0% |
| 1975 | 0.4595 years | +7.8% |
| 1976 | 0.4146 years | -9.8% |
| 1977 | 0.4051 years | -2.3% |
| 1978 | 0.5902 years | +45.7% |
| 1979 | 0.6017 years | +1.9% |
| 1980 | 0.5593 years | -7.1% |
| 1981 | 0.5113 years | -8.6% |
| 1982 | 0.4663 years | -8.8% |
| 1990 | 1.06 years | +127.9% |
| 1993 | 1.55 years | +46.3% |
| 1995 | 1.43 years | -8.3% |
| 1996 | 1.54 years | +7.9% |
| 1997 | 1.9 years | +23.4% |
| 1998 | 1.9 years | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 1.93 years | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 1.86 years | -3.8% |
| 2001 | 1.9 years | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 1.88 years | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 1.96 years | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 1.92 years | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 1.87 years | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 1.87 years | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 1.86 years | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 1.87 years | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 1.89 years | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 2.02 years | +6.8% |
| 2011 | 2.03 years | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 2 years | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 1.96 years | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 1.95 years | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 2.01 years | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 1.99 years | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 1.93 years | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 1.89 years | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 1.93 years | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 2.06 years | +7.3% |
| 2021 | 1.84 years | -10.8% |
| 2023 | 1.83 years | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 2.36 years | +29.2% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 2.36 years is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.79 years, 1.3× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 2.36 years is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.7533 years, 3.1× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, pre-primary, male (years) (expectancy male) 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 | +127.9% | 0.4663 years | 1.06 years |
| 1993 | +46.3% | 1.06 years | 1.55 years |
| 1978 | +45.7% | 0.4051 years | 0.5902 years |
| 2024 | +29.2% | 1.83 years | 2.36 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4607 years | 0.4051 years | 0.6017 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5123 years | 0.4663 years | 0.5593 years | 3 |
| 1990s | 1.62 years | 1.06 years | 1.93 years | 7 |
| 2000s | 1.89 years | 1.86 years | 1.96 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.97 years | 1.89 years | 2.03 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.02 years | 1.83 years | 2.36 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
- 59 Maldives 2.48 years compare
- 60 Montenegro 2.47 years compare
- 61 Colombia 2.41 years compare
- 63 Chile 2.34 years compare
- 64 Kazakhstan 2.29 years compare
- 65 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2.28 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, male in Mauritius?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, male in Mauritius was 2.36 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, male recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 2.36 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, male recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4051 years in 1977.
- How does Mauritius rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, male?
- Mauritius ranks 62nd out of 205 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, male rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.0%. 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, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release