Education Statistics 2011
Highlights

1. Expenditure
For the year 2011, government expenditure on education was estimated at about Rs 11,709 million, representing 12.5 % of total expenditure.

2. Pre-primary education
Pre-primary schools numbered 1,018 in March 2011 with an enrolment of 33,901 children (51% boys, 49% girls). The Gross Enrolment Ratio (number of students enrolled per 100 population aged 4-5) works out to 97% with an average of 13 pupils per teacher.

3. Primary education
As at March 2011, there were 305 primary schools with 116,068 pupils (51% boys, 49% girls). Total staff comprised 8,266 persons with 4,227 General Purpose Teachers and 1,350 Oriental Language teachers. The Gross Enrolment Ratio (number of students enrolled per 100 population aged 6-11) is 100% and the pupil/teacher ratio 27.

4. Secondary education
I. Academic
At March 2011, there were 180 schools providing secondary education in the academic stream. The secondary school enrolment was 115,289 (48% boys, 52% girls) and the number of teachers was 7,873. The Gross Enrolment Ratio (number of students enrolled per 100 population aged 12-19) works out to 70% and the pupil/teacher ratio 15.

II. Pre-vocational
Pre-vocational education was dispensed in 126 schools in March 2011 with an enrolment of 7,270 students (64% boys, 36% girls) and 634 teaching staff. The pupil/teacher ratio was 11.

5. CPE, SC & HSC Results
Pass rate for Certificate of Primary Education (CPE) examination increased from 68.1% in 2009 to 68.5% in 2010. For the Cambridge School Certificate (SC), the pass rate improved slightly from 77.6% in 2009 to 77.8% in 2010. For the Cambridge Higher School Certificate (HSC), it decreased from 78.8% in 2009 to 78.3% in 2010.

6. Tertiary Education
Tertiary level enrolment went up by 6.9%, from 41,484 in 2009 to 44,334 in 2010.


September 2011

More: Education Statistics 2011

1 EDUCATION INDICATORS
1.1 Main Education Indicators and data, Republic of Mauritius, 2007 - 2011

2 EXPENDITURE ON EDUCATION
2.1 Total Government Expenditure, Republic of Mauritius, July-December 2009, 2010 and 2011
2.2 Government Expenditure on Education by sector, July-December 2009, 2010 and 2011

3 PRE-PRIMARY EDUCATION
3.1 Distribution of pre-primary schools by district and type of administration, 2011
3.2 Distribution of pre-primary schools by zone and type of administration, 2011
3.3 Enrolment and personnel in pre-primary schools by district and sex, 2011
3.4 Enrolment and personnel in pre-primary schools by zone and sex, 2011

4 PRIMARY EDUCATION
4.1 Distribution of primary schools by district and type of administration, 2011
4.2 Distribution of primary schools by zone and type of administration, 2011
4.3 Enrolment in primary schools by district, type of administration and sex , 2011
4.4 Enrolment in primary schools by zone, type of administration and sex , 2011
4.5 Enrolment in primary schools by district and grade, 2011
4.6 Enrolment in primary schools by zone and grade, 2011
4.7 Enrolment in primary schools by grade and sex, 2009 - 2011
4.8 Enrolment in primary schools by type of administration, grade and sex, 2009 - 2011, Republic of Mauritius
4.9 Personnel in primary schools by district and occupational status, 2011
4.10 Personnel in primary schools by zone and occupational status, 2011
4.11 Certificate of Primary Education (CPE) examination results by sex, 2008 - 2010
4.12 Performance at Certificate of Primary Education (CPE) examination by sex and sitting, 2010

5 SECONDARY EDUCATION - ACADEMIC STREAM AND PRE-VOCATIONAL
5.1 Distribution of secondary schools by district and type of adminstration, 2011
5.2 Distribution of secondary schools by zone and type of administration, 2011
5.3 Enrolment in secondary schools (academic stream) by district, type of adminstration and sex, 2011
5.4 Enrolment in secondary schools (academic stream) by zone, type of adminstration and sex, 2011
5.5 Enrolment in secondary schools (academic stream) by district and grade, 2011
5.6 Enrolment in secondary schools (academic stream) by zone and grade, 2011
5.7 Enrolment in secondary schools (academic stream) by grade and sex, 2009 - 2011
5.8 Enrolment in secondary schools (academic stream) by type of adminstration, grade and sex, 2009 - 2011, Republic of Mauritius
5.9 Distribution of schools offering pre-vocational education by district and type of adminstration, 2011
5.10 Distribution of schools offering pre-vocational education by zone and type of administration, 2011
5.11 Enrolment in schools offering pre-vocational education by district, type of administration and sex, 2011
5.12 Enrolment in schools offering pre-vocational education by zone, type of administration and sex, 2011
5.13 Enrolment in schools offering pre-vocational education by district and year of study, 2011
5.14 Enrolment in schools offering pre-vocational education by zone and year of study, 2011
5.15 Enrolment in schools offering pre-vocational education by year of study and sex, 2009 - 2011
5.16 Enrolment in schools offering pre-vocational education by type of administration, year of study and sex,
2009 - 2011, Republic of Mauritius
5.17 Teaching staff in secondary schools (academic & pre-vocational streams) by district and sex, 2011
5.18 Teaching staff in secondary schools (academic & pre-vocational streams) by zone and sex, 2011
5.19 Cambridge School Certificate (SC) examination results by type of school administration and sex, 2008 - 2010
5.20 Cambridge Higher School Certificate (HSC) examination results by type of school administration and sex, 2008 - 2010

6 SPECIAL EDUCATION NEEDS
6.1 Distribution of Special Education Needs (SEN) schools by district and type of administration, 2011
6.2 Distribution of Special Education Needs (SEN) schools by zone and type of administration, 2011
6.3 Enrolment in Special Education Needs (SEN) schools by sex and district, 2010 and 2011
6.4 Enrolment in Special Education Needs (SEN) schools by sex and zone, 2010 and 2011
6.5 Enrolment in Special Education Needs (SEN) schools by age and sex, Island of Mauritius, 2010 and 2011
6.6 Number of pupils in Special Education Needs (SEN) schools by type of impairment and sex, Island of Mauritius, 2011
6.7 Personnel in Special Education Needs (SEN) schools by sex, Island of Mauritius, 2010 and 2011

7 ICT
7.1 ICT in pre-primary, primary and secondary schools - Republic of Mauritius, 2011

8 POST SECONDARY EDUCATION
8.1(a) Total number of students enrolled in Tertiary Education, both locally and overseas, by field of study as at December 2009
8.1(b) Total number of students enrolled in Tertiary Education, both locally and overseas, by field of study as at December 2010

 
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