School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Mauritius
Mauritius: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male was 9.91 years in 2024. ▬ Flat
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Mauritius, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Mauritius is 9.91 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 9.4% on the previous year and up 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Mauritius peaked at 9.91 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 8.61 years, in 1998.
That places Mauritius 41st out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 8.61 years | — |
| 1999 | 8.69 years | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 8.77 years | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 9.06 years | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 9.03 years | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 8.97 years | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 9.02 years | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 9.07 years | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 9.06 years | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 9.03 years | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 9.08 years | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 8.96 years | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 8.91 years | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 8.93 years | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 8.91 years | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 8.99 years | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 9.09 years | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 9.04 years | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 9.01 years | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 8.93 years | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 8.94 years | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 8.96 years | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 8.83 years | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 9.05 years | +2.6% |
| 2024 | 9.91 years | +9.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.65 years | 8.61 years | 8.69 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 9.01 years | 8.77 years | 9.08 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.97 years | 8.91 years | 9.09 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.26 years | 8.83 years | 9.91 years | 3 |
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More education data for Mauritius
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 6,144 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 107.35 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 107.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Mauritius?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Mauritius was 9.91 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 9.91 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.61 years in 1998.
- How does Mauritius rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male?
- Mauritius ranks 41st out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Mauritius data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release