School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Mauritius
Mauritius: School life expectancy, primary, both sexes was 6.8 years in 2024. βΌ Falling
School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Mauritius, 1970β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Mauritius is 6.8 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.5% on the previous year and up 17.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Mauritius peaked at 6.8 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5.67 years, in 2020.
That places Mauritius 36th out of 212 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 54 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.39 years | 6.28 years | 6.49 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.44 years | 6.06 years | 6.78 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.13 years | 6.05 years | 6.23 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.1 years | 6.02 years | 6.22 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.83 years | 5.7 years | 6.03 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.24 years | 5.67 years | 6.8 years | 4 |
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More education data for Mauritius
- 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 6,144 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 1.23 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 107.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Mauritius?
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Mauritius was 6.8 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, both sexes recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 6.8 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, both sexes recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.67 years in 2020.
- How does Mauritius rank for school life expectancy, primary, both sexes?
- Mauritius ranks 36th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, both sexes rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritius data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release