School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Mauritius
Mauritius: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes was 15.06 years in 2017. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Mauritius, 1971–2017
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
Mauritius recorded 15.06 years for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in 2017.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Mauritius peaked at 15.32 years in 2014 and was at its lowest, 8.09 years, in 1971.
Mauritius ranks 55th of 183 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.8 years | 8.09 years | 9.42 years | 9 |
| 1980s | 9.71 years | 9.07 years | 10.36 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.37 years | 10.5 years | 12.1 years | 4 |
| 2000s | 13.15 years | 12.24 years | 13.99 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.81 years | 14.09 years | 15.32 years | 8 |
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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 to tertiary, both sexes in Mauritius?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Mauritius was 15.06 years in 2017, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 15.32 years in 2014.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.09 years in 1971.
- How does Mauritius rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
- Mauritius ranks 55th out of 183 countries with data for 2017.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritius data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Expected years of schooling is the number of years a child of school entrance age is expected to spend at school, or university, including years spent on repetition. It is the sum of the age-specific enrolment ratios for primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary and tertiary education.