School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years) (female) in Mauritius
Mauritius: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years) (female) was 15.72 years in 2017. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Mauritius, 1971–2017
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
Mauritius recorded 15.72 years for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in 2017. That is the highest value across all 39 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 13.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Mauritius peaked at 15.72 years in 2017 and was at its lowest, 7.68 years, in 1971.
That places Mauritius 51st out of 175 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years) (female) in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 7.68 years | — |
| 1972 | 7.99 years | +4.1% |
| 1973 | 8.11 years | +1.5% |
| 1974 | 8.24 years | +1.7% |
| 1975 | 8.36 years | +1.5% |
| 1976 | 8.52 years | +1.9% |
| 1977 | 9.05 years | +6.2% |
| 1978 | 9.13 years | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 8.93 years | -2.2% |
| 1980 | 8.9 years | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 9.18 years | +3.2% |
| 1982 | 9.2 years | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 9.36 years | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 9.16 years | -2.1% |
| 1985 | 9.5 years | +3.7% |
| 1986 | 9.74 years | +2.4% |
| 1987 | 9.96 years | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 10.12 years | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 10.31 years | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 10.49 years | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 12 years | +14.4% |
| 2000 | 12.08 years | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 12.54 years | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 12.54 years | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 12.77 years | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 12.93 years | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 13.36 years | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 13.63 years | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 13.82 years | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 13.98 years | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 14.27 years | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 14.41 years | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 14.71 years | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 15.25 years | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 15.15 years | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 15.65 years | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 15.53 years | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 15.59 years | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 15.72 years | +0.8% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 15.72 years is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 14.23 years, 1.1× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 15.72 years is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 10.19 years, 1.5× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.45 years | 7.68 years | 9.13 years | 9 |
| 1980s | 9.54 years | 8.9 years | 10.31 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.24 years | 10.49 years | 12 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 13.19 years | 12.08 years | 14.27 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.25 years | 14.41 years | 15.72 years | 8 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
More gender data for Mauritius
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 171.19 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.18 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 1,079 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 1,079 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate -0.1674 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 5,566 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 5,753 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 5,628 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 5,816 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 5,747 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Mauritius?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Mauritius was 15.72 years in 2017, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 15.72 years in 2017.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.68 years in 1971.
- How does Mauritius rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
- Mauritius ranks 51st out of 175 countries with data for 2017.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.7%. 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, female (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.