School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Mauritius
Mauritius: School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes was 2.03 years in 2017. ◆ Volatile
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Mauritius, 1970–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Mauritius recorded 2.03 years for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in 2017. That is the highest value across all 46 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.5% on the previous year and up 64.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Mauritius peaked at 2.03 years in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0335 years, in 1983.
Mauritius ranks 79th of 183 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0809 years | 0.0612 years | 0.1283 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0573 years | 0.0335 years | 0.095 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2859 years | 0.1521 years | 0.4985 years | 8 |
| 2000s | 1.04 years | 0.5516 years | 1.61 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.9 years | 1.68 years | 2.03 years | 8 |
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More education data for Mauritius
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.5% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 71.3% (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, tertiary, both sexes in Mauritius?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Mauritius was 2.03 years in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 2.03 years in 2017.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0335 years in 1983.
- How does Mauritius rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes?
- Mauritius ranks 79th out of 183 countries with data for 2017.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 64.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mauritius data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified level of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.