School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Mauritius

Mauritius: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male was 14.42 years in 2017. β–² Rising

Latest (2017)
14.42 years
Change on year
down 1.4%
World rank
58th
of 175 countries
All-time high
14.99 years
in 2014
All-time low
8.49 years
in 1971
Years of data
39
1971–2017

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Mauritius, 1971–2017

0510151971199420171971: 8.5 years1972: 8.8 years1973: 8.9 years1974: 9 years1975: 9 years1976: 9.2 years1977: 9.7 years1978: 9.7 years1979: 9.4 years1980: 9.2 years1981: 9.6 years1982: 9.6 years1983: 9.8 years1984: 9.6 years1985: 9.9 years1986: 10.1 years1987: 10.2 years1988: 10.2 years1989: 10.4 years1990: 10.5 years1999: 12.2 years2000: 12.4 years2001: 12.5 years2002: 12.6 years2003: 12.9 years2004: 13.1 years2005: 13.5 years2006: 13.5 years2007: 13.5 years2008: 13.5 years2009: 13.7 years2010: 13.8 years2011: 13.9 years2012: 14.3 years2013: 14.5 years2014: 15 years2015: 14.6 years2016: 14.6 years2017: 14.4 years

Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Mauritius is 14.42 years, measured in 2017.

That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and up 7.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Mauritius peaked at 14.99 years in 2014 and was at its lowest, 8.49 years, in 1971.

That places Mauritius 58th 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 9.14 years 8.49 years 9.7 years 9
1980s 9.87 years 9.23 years 10.4 years 10
1990s 11.36 years 10.51 years 12.21 years 2
2000s 13.12 years 12.4 years 13.71 years 10
2010s 14.38 years 13.78 years 14.99 years 8

Countries ranked near Mauritius

  1. 55 Mexico 14.57 years compare
  2. 56 Montenegro 14.5 years compare
  3. 57 Croatia, Republic of 14.47 years compare
  4. 59 Uruguay 14.4 years compare
  5. 60 United Arab Emirates 14.37 years compare
  6. 61 Luxembourg 14.3 years compare

See the full ranking of 220 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Mauritius?
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Mauritius was 14.42 years in 2017, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male recorded in Mauritius?
The highest recorded value was 14.99 years in 2014.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male recorded in Mauritius?
The lowest recorded value was 8.49 years in 1971.
How does Mauritius rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male?
Mauritius ranks 58th out of 175 countries with data for 2017.
Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male rising or falling in Mauritius?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. 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, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male (years)
Unit
years
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
220 places, 6,052 data points, 1970–2019
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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.