An island off the southeast coast of Africa in the Indian Ocean, Mauritius is a small state of the Commonwealth, with a population of about 1.2 million.
An island off the southeast coast of Africa in the Indian Ocean, Mauritius is a small state of the Commonwealth, with a population of about 1.2 million.
School-age Population by Education Level1 |
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125,673 |
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95,699 |
Secondary |
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Tertiary |
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Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) in Secondary Education |
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97.8% |
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92.5% |
Female |
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Male |
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Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) in Tertiary Education |
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47.5% |
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33.9% |
Female |
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Male |
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Percentage of female teachers in 1 |
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59.3% |
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n/a |
Secondary (2018) |
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Tertiary |
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1. UNESCO Institute for Statistics Data Centre, retrieved in March 2020 |
Literacy rate (2011)1 |
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88.7% |
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92.0% |
Adult (15+) literacy rate |
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Adult (15+) literacy rate |
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Economic Activity (2010)1 |
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42% |
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64% |
Adult (15+) economic activity |
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Adult (15+) economic activity |
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Political Decision Making (2014)1 |
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19% |
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Proportion of seats held by women in national parliament |
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Life expectancy (2012)1 |
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78 |
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70 |
Female |
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Male |
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1. COL gender country profile April 2015 |
34.3 | 151.4 |
Fixed-telephone subscriptions per 100 inhabitants1 | Mobile-cellular subscriptions per 100 inhabitants1 |
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21.6 | 65.3 |
Fixed-broadband subscriptions per 100 inhabitants1 | Mobile-broadband subscriptions per 100 inhabitants1 |
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51.2 | 58.6 |
Households with a computer (%)1 | Individuals using the internet (%)1 |
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1. International Telecommunication Union (ITU) ICT Eye Country profile, retrieved in March 2020 |
COL’S work in Mauritius is primarily in the areas of higher education, Lifelong Learning for Farmers, teacher education, technology-enabled learning and the Virtual University for Small States of the Commonwealth. Agreed priorities are open educational resources (OER) and OER policy development.
Learn more about Higher Education.
Learn more about Lifelong Learning for Farmers.
Learn more about Teacher Education.
Learn more about Technology-Enabled Learning.
Learn more about the Virtual University for Small States of the Commonwealth.
Partnerships are fundamental to COL’s work. Strategic partnerships allow COL to broaden its reach and engage at global, regional and national levels, while implementation partners support COL’s work in communities and institutions across Commonwealth Member States. Partners include multilateral organisations, regional bodies, national governments, government agencies, foundations, civil society organisations, public and private (not-for-profit) institutions and the private sector.
COL's partners in Mauritius include: