Share of schools with access to computers for teaching in Mauritius
Mauritius: Share of schools with access to computers for teaching was 92.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of schools with access to computers for teaching in Mauritius, 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of schools with access to computers for teaching in Mauritius is 92.4%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.6% on the previous year and down 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of schools with access to computers for teaching in Mauritius peaked at 100.0% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 92.4%, in 2024.
Mauritius ranks 72nd of 121 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Share of schools with access to computers for teaching in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 93.9% | — |
| 2013 | 100.0% | +6.5% |
| 2014 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 97.5% | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 99.7% | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 100.0% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 96.5% | -3.5% |
| 2021 | 97.8% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 97.8% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 92.4% | -5.6% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 92.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 92.4%, 1.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 92.4% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 12.0%, 7.7× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 98.9% | 93.9% | 100.0% | 8 |
| 2020s | 96.2% | 92.4% | 97.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
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 share of schools with access to computers for teaching in Mauritius?
- Share of schools with access to computers for teaching in Mauritius was 92.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of schools with access to computers for teaching recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2013.
- What is the lowest share of schools with access to computers for teaching recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 92.4% in 2024.
- How does Mauritius rank for share of schools with access to computers for teaching?
- Mauritius ranks 72nd out of 121 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of schools with access to computers for teaching rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.6%. 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 – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of schools with access to computers for teaching. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of schools with access to computers for pedagogical purposes, by education level (%).