country profile

Mauritius

Sub-Saharan AfricaUpper middle income1.24M population

Last updated July 15, 2026

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Emerging readiness

Composite GEFRI Score

Governance is strongest, while Innovation remains a constraint

Mauritius demonstrates early-stage readiness to meet the challenges and opportunities of education in a rapidly changing world (59th percentile worldwide). Investments are generating initial gains, yet substantial gaps persist in several dimensions.

55.85Composite score
Global percentile
59th
Global rank
#74
Regional rank
#2
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Progressing readiness
Infrastructure
63.13
55th percentileGlobal avg. 55.13
Emerging readiness
Human Capital
50.30
47th percentileGlobal avg. 47.36
Severely underprepared
Innovation
41.31
44th percentileGlobal avg. 46.19
Progressing readiness
Governance
63.45
77th percentileGlobal avg. 47.46
Progressing readiness
Access & Parity
61.05
54th percentileGlobal avg. 48.49

Country profile

Mauritius remains in the emerging-readiness range, with progress visible but major gaps still limiting future readiness. Most dimension scores sit close to global norms, without a single dimension standing far above the rest.

Uneven scores across dimensions show where readiness conditions are less aligned.

Sparse R&D investment and a small research workforce slow experimentation and delay new ideas from reaching learners. Girls outperform boys in secondary pathways, adding pressure to address male dropout risks.

Innovation presents a near-term leapfrog opportunity: performance is just below the global average, backed by enough observed data to support forward planning. Regionally, Mauritius leads most clearly in School Access and Gender Parity, sitting well above the peer average.

Key insights

Places 74th worldwide.

Holds a regional position of 2nd within Sub-Saharan Africa.

Scores range from Governance (63.5) to Innovation (41.3), reflecting variation across dimensions.

Leads regional peers most clearly in Access & Parity.

Regional peers: Sub-Saharan Africa

Composite GEFRI Score

Global rankRegional rankCountryScore
651South Africa57.44
742Mauritius55.85
SeychellesMicrostate55.06
803Botswana53.75
994Ghana48.08
1085Namibia44.23
1146Cabo Verde39.44
1207Eswatini36.39
1258Equatorial Guinea35.21
1269Senegal34.71
12710Gabon34.67
12811Rwanda34.54
13312Kenya32.83
13513Gambia, The32.46
13614Cote d'Ivoire32.04
13715Lesotho31.46
14016Tanzania29.45
14217Benin29.31
Sao Tome and PrincipeFCSMicrostate29.18
14318Togo28.93
14419Zimbabwe28.61
14520CameroonFCS28.42
14621Mauritania27.91
14822Zambia27.69
15023Angola27.20
15324Guinea25.53
15425MozambiqueFCS25.03
15526Madagascar24.90
15627Uganda24.77
15728Congo, Rep.FCS24.76
15829NigeriaFCS24.43
16030EthiopiaFCS24.27
16131Burkina FasoFCS24.20
16232ComorosFCS24.06
16333Sierra Leone23.91
16434MalawiFCS23.31
16535Liberia22.51
16636Guinea-BissauFCS22.30
16737MaliFCS21.77
16838Burundi20.39
16939SudanFCS19.96
17040NigerFCS19.49
17141EritreaFCS19.24
17242Congo, Dem. Rep.FCS19.13
17343ChadFCS17.06
17544SomaliaFCS16.33
17645South SudanFCS16.19
17746Central African RepublicFCS16.10