Education in Mauritius

Education in Mauritius
Ministry of Education and Human Resources and
Ministry of Tertiary Education, Science, Research and Technology
Minister of EducationLeela Devi Dookhun
National education budget (2016)
Budget₨ 16 billion[1]
General details
Primary languages• English
• French
• Mauritian creole
System typeNational
Literacy (2022)
Total91.9%[2]
Male93.6%
Female90.3%
Post secondary106,300
Attainment (2022)
Post-secondary diploma8.8%[3]

Education in Mauritius is managed by the Ministry of Education & Human Resources, which controls the development and administration of state schools funded by government, but also has an advisory and supervisory role in respect of private schools. The Tertiary education is maintained by the Ministry of Tertiary Education, Science, Research and Technology. The government of Mauritius provides free education to its citizens from pre-primary to tertiary levels. Since July 2005, the government also introduced free transport for all students. Schooling is compulsory up to the age of 16.[4] Mauritian students consistently rank top in the world each year for the Cambridge International O Level, International A and AS level examinations.[5][6] Among sub-Saharan African countries, Mauritius has one of the highest literacy rates.[7] The adult literacy rate was at 91.9% in 2022.[8][9][10] According to the 2022 census, the proportion of people with higher education has increased to 8.8%.[11][12][13] Mauritius was ranked 57th in the Global Innovation Index in 2023, 1st in Africa.[14][15]

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  8. ^ https://statsmauritius.govmu.org/Pages/Censuses%20and%20Surveys/Census/census_2022.aspx [bare URL]
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  14. ^ Dutta, Soumitra; Lanvin, Bruno; Wunsch-Vincent, Sacha; León, Lorena Rivera; World Intellectual Property Organization (30 October 2023). Global Innovation Index 2023, 15th Edition. World Intellectual Property Organization. doi:10.34667/tind.46596. ISBN 9789280534320. Retrieved 28 October 2023 – via www.wipo.int.
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