School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Mauritius
Mauritius: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female was 12.86 years in 2024. β² Rising
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Mauritius, 1971β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Mauritius recorded 12.86 years for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Mauritius peaked at 12.86 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 8.28 years, in 1971.
Mauritius ranks 42nd of 203 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9.12 years | 8.28 years | 9.89 years | 9 |
| 1980s | 10.06 years | 9.93 years | 10.31 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.81 years | 10.07 years | 11.32 years | 4 |
| 2000s | 12.03 years | 11.39 years | 12.27 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.45 years | 12.26 years | 12.7 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.47 years | 12.07 years | 12.86 years | 2 |
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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)
- School enrollment, primary 107.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0049 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Mauritius?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Mauritius was 12.86 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 12.86 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.28 years in 1971.
- How does Mauritius rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female?
- Mauritius ranks 42nd out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. 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, primary and secondary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release