School life expectancy, tertiary, female in Mauritius
Mauritius: School life expectancy, tertiary, female was 2.37 years in 2017. ◆ Volatile
School life expectancy, tertiary, female in Mauritius, 1970–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Mauritius recorded 2.37 years for school life expectancy, tertiary, female in 2017. That is the highest value across all 44 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.4% on the previous year and up 78.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, female in Mauritius peaked at 2.37 years in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.012 years, in 1970.
Mauritius ranks 80th of 177 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.
School life expectancy, tertiary, female in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.012 years | — |
| 1971 | 0.0316 years | +163.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0219 years | -30.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0255 years | +16.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0239 years | -6.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0171 years | -28.5% |
| 1976 | 0.027 years | +58.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0412 years | +52.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0381 years | -7.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0332 years | -12.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0314 years | -5.3% |
| 1981 | 0.026 years | -17.3% |
| 1982 | 0.023 years | -11.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0202 years | -11.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0207 years | +2.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0397 years | +91.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0338 years | -14.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0549 years | +62.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0633 years | +15.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0664 years | +5.0% |
| 1990 | 0.113 years | +70.2% |
| 1991 | 0.149 years | +31.8% |
| 1994 | 0.2281 years | +53.1% |
| 1995 | 0.2809 years | +23.2% |
| 1997 | 0.3052 years | +8.7% |
| 1999 | 0.4431 years | +45.2% |
| 2000 | 0.5082 years | +14.7% |
| 2001 | 0.9477 years | +86.5% |
| 2002 | 0.7838 years | -17.3% |
| 2003 | 0.794 years | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 0.8763 years | +10.4% |
| 2005 | 1.08 years | +23.7% |
| 2006 | 1.18 years | +9.2% |
| 2007 | 1.33 years | +12.3% |
| 2008 | 1.51 years | +13.7% |
| 2009 | 1.75 years | +15.8% |
| 2010 | 1.85 years | +5.4% |
| 2011 | 2.01 years | +8.7% |
| 2012 | 2.22 years | +10.8% |
| 2013 | 2.21 years | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 2.16 years | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 2.13 years | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 2.19 years | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 2.37 years | +8.4% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 2.37 years is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.33 years, 1.0× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 2.37 years is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.381 years, 6.2× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, tertiary, female in Mauritius changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | +163.0% | 0.012 years | 0.0316 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0272 years | 0.012 years | 0.0412 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.038 years | 0.0202 years | 0.0664 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2532 years | 0.113 years | 0.4431 years | 6 |
| 2000s | 1.08 years | 0.5082 years | 1.75 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.14 years | 1.85 years | 2.37 years | 8 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
- 77 North Macedonia 2.43 years compare
- 78 Qatar 2.41 years compare
- 79 Kyrgyzstan 2.38 years compare
- 81 Paraguay 2.29 years compare
- 82 United Arab Emirates 2.27 years compare
- 83 Brazil 2.19 years compare
More education data for Mauritius
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9,330 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 21 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 13,956 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 13,539 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 100,395 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 84,530 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -5.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0679 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, female in Mauritius?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, female in Mauritius was 2.37 years in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 2.37 years in 2017.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.012 years in 1970.
- How does Mauritius rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, female?
- Mauritius ranks 80th out of 177 countries with data for 2017.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, female rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 78.4%. 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, female (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.