School life expectancy, secondary, female in Mauritius
Mauritius: School life expectancy, secondary, female was 6.48 years in 2024. β² Rising
School life expectancy, secondary, female in Mauritius, 1971β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, secondary, female in Mauritius is 6.48 years, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, female in Mauritius peaked at 6.85 years in 2014 and was at its lowest, 1.9 years, in 1971.
Mauritius ranks 76th of 207 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.67 years | 1.9 years | 3.43 years | 9 |
| 1980s | 3.51 years | 3.37 years | 3.82 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.58 years | 3.79 years | 5.08 years | 4 |
| 2000s | 5.94 years | 5.18 years | 6.22 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.59 years | 6.21 years | 6.85 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.43 years | 6.38 years | 6.48 years | 2 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
- 73 Brunei 6.51 years compare
- 74 French Guiana 6.49 years compare
- 75 Azerbaijan 6.48 years compare
- 77 Hong Kong (China) 6.45 years compare
- 78 Samoa 6.42 years compare
- 79 Cyprus 6.39 years compare
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, secondary, female in Mauritius?
- School life expectancy, secondary, female in Mauritius was 6.48 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, female recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 6.85 years in 2014.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, female recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.9 years in 1971.
- How does Mauritius rank for school life expectancy, secondary, female?
- Mauritius ranks 76th out of 207 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, female rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.5%. 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, secondary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release