Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Mauritius
Mauritius: Adjusted savings: education expenditure was 4.8% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Mauritius, 1970–2021
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GNI.
Analysis
In 2021, adjusted savings: education expenditure in Mauritius stood at 4.8%.
The figure is up 47.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: education expenditure in Mauritius peaked at 4.8% in 1979 and was at its lowest, 2.9%, in 2001.
That places Mauritius 60th out of 200 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2.9% | — |
| 1971 | 3.8% | +32.8% |
| 1972 | 3.8% | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 3.8% | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 3.8% | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 3.8% | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 3.8% | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 4.0% | +4.2% |
| 1978 | 4.4% | +10.0% |
| 1979 | 4.8% | +9.1% |
| 1980 | 4.3% | -10.4% |
| 1981 | 4.6% | +7.0% |
| 1982 | 4.6% | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 4.4% | -4.3% |
| 1984 | 4.2% | -4.5% |
| 1985 | 3.8% | -9.5% |
| 1986 | 3.4% | -10.5% |
| 1987 | 3.0% | -11.8% |
| 1988 | 3.0% | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 3.4% | +13.3% |
| 1990 | 3.1% | -8.8% |
| 1991 | 3.2% | +3.2% |
| 1992 | 3.5% | +10.5% |
| 1993 | 3.5% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 3.8% | +6.5% |
| 1995 | 3.7% | -1.8% |
| 1996 | 3.5% | -5.4% |
| 1997 | 3.5% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 3.9% | +10.2% |
| 1999 | 3.6% | -6.4% |
| 2000 | 3.4% | -5.5% |
| 2001 | 2.9% | -15.5% |
| 2002 | 3.0% | +5.4% |
| 2003 | 3.2% | +5.1% |
| 2004 | 3.8% | +18.2% |
| 2005 | 3.5% | -6.1% |
| 2006 | 3.4% | -5.4% |
| 2007 | 3.0% | -10.7% |
| 2008 | 3.1% | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 3.2% | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 3.4% | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 3.2% | -4.4% |
| 2012 | 3.2% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 3.5% | +8.0% |
| 2014 | 4.8% | +36.3% |
| 2015 | 4.8% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 4.8% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 4.8% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 4.8% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 4.8% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 4.8% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 4.8% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.9% | 2.9% | 4.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.9% | 3.0% | 4.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.5% | 3.1% | 3.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.3% | 2.9% | 3.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.2% | 3.2% | 4.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.8% | 4.8% | 4.8% | 2 |
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More economy & growth data for Mauritius
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.31 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.33 Percent per annum (2029)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate -3.08 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.173 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per capita 2,247 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 3.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.7491 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per capita 9,731 current US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate 2.53 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 34.45 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: education expenditure in Mauritius?
- Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Mauritius was 4.8% in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: education expenditure recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 4.8% in 1979.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: education expenditure recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.9% in 2001.
- How does Mauritius rank for adjusted savings: education expenditure?
- Mauritius ranks 60th out of 200 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: education expenditure rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritius data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Adjusted savings: education expenditure (% of GNI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross National Income (GNI) which is the total income earned by all residents within an economic territory during an accounting period. It is equal to gross domestic product plus earned income receivable from abroad minus earned income payable abroad.