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The education system in Mauritius is categorized into 4 main sectors – pre-primary, primary, secondary and tertiary. There is additionally a provision for pre-vocational and vocational education and training for school leavers and students outside of the academic stream. Pre-primary schools accept students from the age of three.
Mauritius has an estimated population of 1,283,415 on 31 December 2010. 14,701 children were born in 2011 (birth rate 11.4 per 1,000). The table below presents the population development of Mauritius since 1900. The figure up to 1945 are for the island of Mauritius only. As of 1946 the island of Rodrigues is included.
Education Index: Countries by literacy rate: 2018 63 out of 184 2nd, and 3rd in Africa: Knowledge Economic Index: International Monetary Fund, The World Bank: 2012 63 out of 175 3rd, and 4th in Africa: Human Development Index: United Nations Development Programme: 2012 63 out of 185 3rd, and 4th in Africa: Linguistic diversity index
Higher education in Mauritius includes colleges, universities and other technical institutions. Public university education has been free to students since 2019. The sector is managed by the Higher Education Commission (HEC) which has the responsibility for allocating public funds, and fostering, planning and coordinating the development of post-secondary education and training.
An Education index is a component of the Human Development ... Before 2010, the education index was measured by the adult literacy rate ... Mauritius: 0.481: 0.489: 0 ...
Education. The proportion of students progressing from primary cycle to secondary cycle in 2011 was 79% for boys and 84% for girls. Gender. In 2013, Mauritius' Gender Inequality Index was 0.375. According to Ms. Jeewa-Daureeawoo, it has been stated Mauritius is on the right track to eliminating discrimination against women.
Mauritius, [a] officially the Republic of Mauritius, [b] is an island country in the Indian Ocean, about 2,000 kilometres (1,100 nautical miles) off the southeastern coast of East Africa, east of Madagascar. It includes the main island (also called Mauritius), as well as Rodrigues, Agaléga, and St. Brandon ( Cargados Carajos shoals ).
The National Qualifications Framework (NQF) in Mauritius is the framework for setting educational standards of academic and vocational qualifications as well as for categorising qualifications by level and stage of education. The NQF is established and maintained by the Mauritius Qualifications Authority.