Education spending in Mauritius
Government spending on education in Mauritius was equal to 4.2% of GDP in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest since 2013.
Mauritius, 2024
4.2%
Change from 2023
−0.3percentage points
World, 2023
3.6%
Education spending in Mauritius over time
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% of GDP. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Mauritius | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4.2% | – |
| 2023 | 4.6% | 3.6% |
| 2022 | 4.8% | 3.9% |
| 2021 | 4.7% | 4.2% |
| 2020 | 4.4% | 4.3% |
| 2019 | 4.5% | 4.2% |
| 2018 | 4.7% | 4.2% |
| 2017 | 4.9% | 4.1% |
| 2016 | 4.9% | 4.2% |
| 2015 | 4.8% | 4.2% |
| 2014 | 4.8% | 4.2% |
| 2013 | 3.6% | 4.3% |
| 2012 | 3.4% | 4.0% |
| 2011 | 3.3% | 4.1% |
| 2010 | 3.6% | 4.2% |
| 2009 | 3.0% | 4.7% |
| 2008 | 3.1% | 4.2% |
| 2007 | 3.2% | 4.0% |
| 2006 | 3.6% | 4.0% |
| 2005 | 4.0% | 4.0% |
| 2004 | 4.3% | 3.9% |
| 2003 | 4.4% | 4.1% |
| 2002 | 3.0% | 3.9% |
| 2001 | 3.1% | 3.9% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.3 percentage points from 4.6% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 4.8%, the figure has changed by −0.6 percentage points.
More for Mauritius
All statistics for Mauritius
Tertiary education enrolment (gross)
45.8%
2024 · World Bank
Primary school enrolment (gross)
107.3%
2024 · World Bank
ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate
17.5%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Lower secondary completion
85.3%
2020 · UNESCO UIS
Upper secondary completion
48.4%
2020 · UNESCO UIS
Out-of-school children
0.8%
2024 · UNESCO UIS