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EDUCATION STATISTICS - 2019 1.

Introduction This issue of the Economic and Social Indicators presents data on education, compiled on the basis of information collected through the annual survey conducted in schools in March 2019, together with data from other sources.

The data refer to the Republic of Mauritius (excluding Agalega) and cover pre-primary, primary, secondary (general, extended and pre-vocational), technical & vocational, tertiary as well as education in specialised institutions.

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Expenditure Total government expenditure for the financial years 2018/2019 and 2019/2020 are estimated as follows: (i) Financial year 2018/2019: Rs 150,511 million, of which, Rs 18,176 million (12.1%) has been allocated to education and training; and (ii) Financial year 2019/2020: Rs 178,840 million, of which, Rs 19,013 million (10.6%) has been allocated to education and training.
Total budget on education and training has been allocated as follows: (i) Financial year 2018/2019: 50.1% to secondary education, 24.5% to primary education, 7.7% to tertiary education, 2.7% to technical and vocational education, 1.6% to pre-primary education and the remaining 13.4% to other expenses; and (ii) Financial year 2019/2020: 49.8% to secondary education, 24.4% to primary education, 7.4% to tertiary education, 3.0% to technical and vocational education, 1.6% to pre-primary education and the remaining 13.8% to other expenses (Table 2.2 and Figure 1).
Figure 1 - Total Expenditure on Education, Republic of Mauritius Financial year: 2018/2019 Financial year: 2019/2020 Pre‐primary 1.6% Technical & Vocational 2.7% Tertiary 7.7% Other 13.4% Technical & Vocational 3.0% Pre‐primary 1.6% Tertiary 7.4% Other 13.8% secondary 50.1% secondary 49.8% primary 24.5% primary 24.4% 2 3.

Pre-primary education 3.1 Schools The number of schools providing pre-primary education stood at 851 in March 2019: 817 in the Island of Mauritius and 34 in Rodrigues.
Of these schools, 598 (70.3%) were privately run institutions; 193 (22.7%), operating on government primary school premises, were administered by the Early Childhood Care and Education Authority and the remaining 60 (7.0%) were administered by either Roman Catholic (RC) or Hindu Education Authorities or Municipal/Village Councils (Table 3.1).

3.2 Enrolment Enrolment in pre-primary schools decreased by 2.7%, from 26,183 in March 2018 to 25,479 in March 2019.
Girls represented 48.9% of the pre-primary school population (Table 3.3).

The Gross Enrolment Ratio (pre-primary enrolment as a percentage of the population aged 4 and 5 years) works out to 96.2% compared to 95.9% in 2018.

Figure 2 shows a declining trend in enrolment in pre-primary schools over the period 2015 to 2019.

3.3 Personnel In March 2019, total employment in pre-primary schools stood at 3,117, of whom 2,134 were teaching and 983 non-teaching staff (Table 3.4).
This represents an increase of 1.1% compared to 2018.

The average number of pupils per teacher works out to 12, same as in 2018.

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Primary education 3 4.1 Schools In March 2019, there were 319 schools providing primary education, compared to 318 in March 2018: 302 in the Island of Mauritius and 17 in Rodrigues.

The majority (221) of the schools were run by government, 51 by Roman Catholic Education Authority, 2 by Hindu Education Authority and the other 45 were private non-aided schools (Table 4.1).
4.2 Enrolment In 2019, the primary school population in the Republic of Mauritius stood at 85,730, of whom 49.7% was girls.

Some 64.3% was enrolled in government schools and the remaining was in private aided and non-aided schools (Table 4.3).

Distribution by grade (Table 4.5) shows that grade 6 with 15,275 pupils, including 15 repeaters, accounted for the highest number of pupils.
The Gross Enrolment Ratio (primary enrolment as a percentage of the population aged 6 to 11 years) works out to be 95.4% in 2019.

The graph shows a marked decline in primary enrolment from March 2015 to March 2019.

4.3 Personnel The number of persons employed in primary schools registered a decrease of 4 from 8,564 in March 2018 to 8,560 in March 2019.

Of this number, 5,639 were teaching staff: 4,355 General Purpose Teachers and 1,284 Oriental Language Teachers.
The remaining 2,921 comprised 259 Head Teachers, 965 Deputy Head Teachers and 1,697 administrative 4 and other workers (Table 4.9).

The pupil/teacher (general purpose) ratio in primary schools works out to 20, compared to 21 in 2018.
4.4 Primary School Achievement Certificate (PSAC) With the introduction of the Nine-Year Continuous Basic Education (NYCBE) in 2017, the Certificate of Primary Education (CPE) has been replaced by the Primary School Achievement Certificate (PSAC) to assess learners holistically.

Assessment leading to PSAC also comprises a School-Based assessment component consisting of two modular assessments at the end of Grade 5 and at the beginning of third term of Grade 6.
In 2018, the number of school candidates who took part in PSAC assessment was 15,892.

Excluding re-assessment, the overall percentage meeting PSAC requirement works out to 75.2.

It is to be noted that the percentage meeting PSAC requirement, including re-assessed school candidates, works out to 78.8.

The performance of girls, including re-assessment exceeded that of boys with respective pass rates of 84.5% and 73.2% (Table 4.11 and Figure 4).
Figure 4 - Primary S chool Achievement Certificate (PS AC) Assessment by sex (school candidates only), Republic of Mauritius, 2018 8 1.

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Secondary General and Pre-vocational Education 5.1 General and pre-vocational education With the Nine-Year Continuous Basic Education, all children completing Grade 6 of Primary move on smoothly to Grade 7 in a secondary school to complete the last 3 years of the nine-year basic education cycle.

5 Pupils who have not reached the minimum standards at the Primary School Achievement Certificate (PSAC) Assessment are channeled to the Extended Programme in their secondary school.
The curriculum is specially adapted to their needs and allow them to complete their basic education in 4 years instead of 3.

As at March 2019, the number of secondary schools, offering both general and pre-vocational education, stood at 110 while 70 schools were offering general education only and one pre-vocational education only.
Figure 5- Enrolment in Secondary Schools (General & Pre- Vocational), March 2015-March 2019 124,971 121,655 119,629 116,958 112,343 t n e m l o r n E 127,000 125,000 123,000 121,000 119,000 117,000 115,000 113,000 111,000 March 2015 March 2016 March 2017 March 2018 March 2019 The graph depicts a continuous fall in total secondary (including pre-vocational) enrolment from March 2015 to March 2019.
5.2 Secondary education (General and Extended streams) 5.2.1 Schools Out of the 180 schools dispensing secondary general education, 172 were in the Island of Mauritius and 8 in Rodrigues.

State administered schools numbered 69, while the other 111 were private aided and non-aided schools (Table 5.1).

5.2.2 Enrolment Secondary education enrolment decreased by 2,153 from 110,715 in 2018 to 108,562 in 2019.

Table 5.3 shows that 56,015 (51.6%) were girls.


Some 43.8% of the secondary school population was in state schools and 56.2% in private (aided and unaided) schools.

Gross Enrolment Ratio (secondary education enrolment as a percentage of the population aged 12 to 19 years) for the general and extended streams was 72.5%.

6 5.3 Pre-vocational education 5.3.1 Schools As at March 2019, 111 schools were offering pre-vocational education: 104 in the Island of Mauritius and 7 in Rodrigues.
Thirty eight of these schools were state pre- vocational schools while the remaining 73 were private schools (Table 5.9).

5.3.2 Enrolment Enrolment in the schools offering pre-vocational education was 3,781 comprising 2,471 boys (Table 5.13).

Boys pre-dominate in secondary pre-vocational classes, representing 65.4% of enrolment.

Some 15.7% of the Year III students in pre-vocational schools, were in state schools.
It is to be noted that some 1,515 Year IV students of the prevocational stream joined the 10 Mauritius Institute of Training and Development (MITD) centres as from January 2019 (1,007 boys and 508 girls).

5.4 Personnel The number of teachers working in secondary schools offering general, extended and pre-vocational education increased by 193 from 9,590 in March 2018 to 9,783 in March 2019.
The secondary education teaching staff in the general and extended streams stood at 8,813 (3,199 males and 5,614 females), representing an increase of 2.4% over the 2018 figure.

The pupil/teacher ratio works out to 12.

On the other hand, the pre-vocational education teaching staff was 970, of whom 580 were females, giving an average of 4 pupils per teacher (Table 5.18).
5.5 Cambridge School Certificate (SC) In 2018, out of 15,374 candidates (6,828 males and 8,546 females) who took part in the Cambridge School Certificate examination, 10,994 were successful.

Comparison with the 2017 results shows (Table 5.19 and Figure 6).
that the overall pass rate decreased from 71.6% to 71.5% Figure 6 - Cambridge School Certificate pass rate (school candidates only), Republic of Mauritius, 2016 - 2018 75.0 72.0 68.5 75.2 71.6 67.2 74.2 71.5 68.1 Male Female Total 2016 2017 2018 ) % ( e t a r s s a P 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 7 5.6 Cambridge Higher School Certificate (HSC) The number of students taking part in the 2018 Cambridge Higher School Certificate examination stood at 9,408, of whom 58% were females.
The overall pass rate is 74.9%, higher than the 2017 figure of 74.4% (Table 5.20 and Figure 7).
Figure 7 - Cambridge Higher S chool Certificate pass rate (school candidates only), Republic of Mauritius, 2016 - 2018 78.7 75.5 70.9 77.9 74.4 69.5 78.0 74.9 70.6 Male Fem ale Total ) % ( e t a r s s a P 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 2016 2017 2018 5.7 Technical and Vocational Education In 2018, there were 6,973 students (of whom 73.8% were males) enrolled in publicly funded technical and vocational courses compared to 7,603 in 2017.
Some 37.6 % of the students were enrolled in full-time courses, 43.1% in part-time courses and the rest (19.3%) in apprenticeship courses (Table 5.21).

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Special Education Needs (SEN) 6.1 Schools As at March 2019, there were 72 Special Education Needs schools in the Republic of Mauritius registered with the Ministry of Education and Human Resources, Tertiary Education and Scientific Research.
Twenty-one schools were run by Government, while the other 51 were run by NGOs and the Roman Catholic Education Authority (Table 6.1).

6.2 Enrolment The number of students enrolled in the 72 special schools stood at 2,790 (of whom 65.7% were boys) as at March 2019, representing an increase of 134 compared to 2,656 in March 2018 (Table 6.3).

Table 6.6 shows that the three most frequent types of impairment among the pupils were intellectual impairment (34.4%), autism (9.7%) and physical disability (8.5%).
6.3 Personnel As at March 2019, there were 887 persons employed in the special education needs institutions and representing an increase of 3.7% compared to 855 as at March 2018.

Out of 8 these, 469 were teaching staff, and 95 were medical and para-medical staff.

The remaining 323 were administrative and ancillary workers (Table 6.7).

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ICT in Education In March 2019, out of the 851 pre-primary schools in the Republic of Mauritius, 435 (51.1%) had computers.
All primary and secondary schools (general, extended & pre-vocational) were equipped with computers.

Availability of internet access for students in schools was as follows: 14.9% in pre-primary, 40.1% in primary and 100% in secondary (Table 7.1).

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Tertiary Education As at December 2018, the total number of students (part-time and full-time) enrolled on tertiary-level programmes (including Distance Education) was 47,398 compared to 48,007 in December 2017, representing a decrease of 1.3% (Tables 8.1,a & b).

Figure 8 gives the evolution of total tertiary enrolment over the period 2014 to 2018.

Total enrolment decreased from 2014 to 2018.


The majority of students (82.7%) were enrolled in tertiary education locally in both public-funded institutions (46.7%) and private institutions (36.0%).

The remaining 17.3% of the students were enrolled in tertiary education overseas (Table 8.1b).

The Gross Enrolment Ratio (tertiary education enrolment as a percentage of the population aged 20 to 24 years) for 2018 works out to 46.4%.
It is to be noted that figures for 2018 are provisional and subject to the approval of the Tertiary Education Commission (TEC) Board.
Statistics Mauritius Ministry of Finance and Economic Development Port Louis Mauritius September 2019 Contact Person F. Koussa (Mrs) Statistician Statistics Unit Ministry of Education and Human Resources, Tertiary Education and Scientific Research 10th Floor, NPF Bldg, Rose Hill Tel: (230) 464 1303 Email: fkoussa@govmu.org LIST OF TABLES 1 EDUCATION INDICATORS 1.1(a) 1.1(b) Main Indicators, Republic of Mauritius, 2015 - 2019 Main Indicators, Republic of Mauritius, 2015 - 2019 (ctd) 2 2.1 2.2 3 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 4 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.8 4.9 EXPENDITURE ON EDUCATION Total Government Expenditure, Republic of Mauritius, 2017/2018 - 2019/2020 Government Expenditure on Education, 2017/2018 - 2019/2020 PRE-PRIMARY EDUCATION Distribution of pre-primary schools by district and type of administration, 2019 Distribution of pre-primary schools by zone and type of administration, 2019 Enrolment and personnel in pre-primary schools by district and sex, 2019 Enrolment and personnel in pre-primary schools by zone and sex, 2019 PRIMARY EDUCATION Distribution of primary schools by district and type of administration, 2019 Distribution of primary schools by zone and type of administration, 2019 Enrolment in primary schools by district, type of administration and sex , 2019 Enrolment in primary schools by zone, type of administration and sex , 2019 Enrolment in primary schools by district and grade, 2019 Enrolment in primary schools by zone and grade, 2019 Enrolment in primary schools by grade and sex, 2017 - 2019 Enrolment in primary schools by type of administration, grade and sex, 2017 - 2019 Personnel in primary schools by district and occupational status, 2019 4.10 Personnel in primary schools by zone and occupational status, 2019 4.11 Primary School Achievement Certificate (PSAC) Assessment by sex, 2018 5 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.7 5.8 5.9 SECONDARY EDUCATION - GENERAL AND PRE-VOCATIONAL Distribution of secondary schools (general) by district and type of adminstration, 2019 Distribution of secondary schools (general)
 by zone and type of administration, 2019 Enrolment in secondary schools (general) by district, type of administration and sex, 2019 Enrolment in secondary schools (general) by zone, type of administration and sex, 2019 Enrolment in secondary schools (general) by district and grade, 2019 Enrolment in secondary schools (general) by zone and grade, 2019 Enrolment in secondary schools (general) by grade and sex, 2017 - 2019 Enrolment in secondary schools (general) by type of adminstration, grade and sex, 2017 - 2019 Distribution of schools offering pre-vocational education by district and type of adminstration, 2019 5.10 Distribution of schools offering pre-vocational education by zone and type of administration, 2019 5.11 Enrolment in schools offering pre-vocational education by district, type of administration and sex, 2019 Page Enrolment in schools offering pre-vocational education by zone, type of administration and sex, 2019 Enrolment in schools offering pre-vocational education by district and year of study, 2019 Enrolment in schools offering pre-vocational education by zone and year of study, 2019 Enrolment in schools offering pre-vocational education by year of study and sex, 2017 - 2019 Enrolment in schools offering pre-vocational education by type of administration, year of study and sex, 2017 - 2019 5.17 Teaching staff in secondary schools (general & pre-vocational stream) by district and sex, 2019 5.18 Teaching staff in secondary schools (general & pre-vocational stream) by zone and sex, 2019 5.19 5.20 5.21 5.22 6 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 Cambridge School Certificate (SC) examination results by type of school administration and sex, 2016 - 2018 Cambridge Higher School Certificate (HSC) examination results by type of school administration and sex, 2016 - 2018 Enrolment in Mauritius Institute of Training and Development (MITD) Centres, Republic of
 Mauritius, 2018 Enrolment in MITD Centres by course level, year of study and sex (Full Time), Republic of Mauritius, 2018 SPECIAL EDUCATION NEEDS Distribution of Special Education Needs (SEN) schools by district and type of administration, 2019 Distribution of Special Education Needs (SEN) schools by zone and type of administration, 2019 Enrolment in Special Education Needs (SEN) schools by sex and district, 2017 - 2019 Enrolment in Special Education Needs (SEN) schools by sex and zone, 2017 - 2019 Enrolment in Special Education Needs (SEN) schools by age and sex, Republic of Mauritius, 2017 - 2019 Number of pupils in Special Education Needs (SEN) schools by type of impairment and sex, Republic of Mauritius, 2019 6.7 Personnel in Special Education Needs (SEN) schools by sex, Republic of Mauritius, 2017 - 2019 7 ICT 7.1 ICT in pre-primary, primary and secondary schools - Republic of Mauritius, 2019 8 POST SECONDARY EDUCATION 8.1(a) Enrolment at Tertiary Education Level, both Locally and Overseas, by Source and Field of Study , as at December 2017 8.1(b) Enrolment at Tertiary Education Level, both Locally and Overseas, by Source and Field of Study , as at December 2018 Definition of Indicators 27 28 28 29 30 31 31 32 33 34 34 35 35 36 36 37 38 38 39 40 41 42 - 9 - Table 1.1(a) - Main Indicators, Republic of Mauritius, 2015 - 2019 Pre-primary Number of schools Enrolment Number of teachers Gross Enrolment Ratio (%) (3-4 years) 1 Gross Enrolment Ratio (%) (4-5 years) Pupil/Teacher Ratio Primary Number of schools Enrolment Number of teachers Gross Enrolment Ratio (%) (5-10 years) 1 Gross Enrolment Ratio (%) (6-11 years) Pupil/Teacher Ratio Certificate of Primary Education Pass Rate 100.1
97.2 25 74.2 5,468 100.9 96.8 24 74.7 5,184 100.1 96.6 24 5,534 5,639 99.8 96.5 21 98.7 95.4 20 Primary School Achievement Certificate (PSAC) 81.2 2 78.8 2 n.a Secondary (General and Pre-Vocational) Number of schools Enrolment Number of teachers Gross Enrolment Ratio (%) (11-17 years) 1 Gross Enrolment Ratio (%) (12-19 years) Pupil/Teacher Ratio Cambridge School Certificate Pass Rate Cambridge Higher School Certificate Pass Rate n.a n.a 1 Based on the UNESCO definition of Gross Enrolment Ratio, i.e, total enrolment in a specific level of education, regardless of age expressed as a percentage of the eligible official school-age population.
2 % Meeting the PSAC Requirement including Re-assessed candidates 3 Revised n.a: Not available Table 1.1(b) - Main Indicators, Republic of Mauritius, 2015 - 2019 (ctd) - 10 - 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Tertiary 1 Number of institutions 2 Enrolment 55 46 45 49 48,970 48,089 48,007 47,398 3 Gross Enrolment Ratio (%) 47.4 46.6 46.6 46.4 n.a n.a n.a Expenditure 2015/2016 2016/2017 2017/2018 4 2018/2019 4 2019/2020 5 Total Government Expenditure (Rs million) 124,745 132,164 140,209 150,511 178,840 Total Government Expenditure on Education (Rs million) Total Government Expenditure on Education as a % of GDP at market price Total Government Expenditure on Education as a % of Total Government Expenditure 14,472 15,360 15,767 16,296 17,100 3.5 3.4 3.3 3.3 11.6 11.6 11.2 10.8 3.3 6 9.6 1 Source: Tertiary Education Commission 2 In operation 3 Provisional 4 Revised 5 Budget Estimates 6 Forecast n.a: Not available Table 2.1- Total Government Expenditure, Republic of Mauritius, 2017/2018 - 2019/2020 - 11 - (Rs million) Total Government Expenditure 140,209.0 150,511.4 178,840.0 2017/2018 1 2018/2019 1 2019/2020 2 of which expenditure by: Ministry of Education & HR, TE & SR 15,767.0 16,296.2 17,100.0 Table 2.2 - Government Expenditure on Education, 2017/2018 - 2019/2020 (Rs million) Island of Mauritius Ministry of Education & HR, TE & SR Pre-primary Primary Secondary Technical & Vocational Special Education Needs Tertiary Education Other 3 Island of Rodrigues 4 Pre-Primary Primary Secondary Technical & Vocational Tertiary Education Other 5 Other Ministries 6 Total 2017/2018 1 2018/2019 1 2019/2020 2 Amount % Amount % Amount % Budget Estimates 1 Revised 3 Includes policy and management costs for education and human resources and includes grant to parastatal bodies falling under the aegis of the Ministry of Education and Human Resources, Tertiary Education and Scientific Research (Ministry of Education & HR, TE & SR) 4 Expenditure on Education under Ministry of Rodrigues Vote 6 Includes expenditure incurred by other Ministries to support education activities and training dispensed by all Ministries/Departments in line with the concept of lifelong learning.
5 Administrative costs Note: Totals may not add up due to independent rounding of figures.
Table 3.1 - Distribution of pre-primary schools by district and type of administration, 2019 - 12 - District Port Louis Pamplemousses Riviere du Rempart Flacq Grand Port Savanne Plaines Wilhems Moka Black River Island of Mauritius Island of Rodrigues Republic of Mauritius Type of Administration ECCEA1 RC/HA 2 Municipal/ V.Council Total Private 3 110 85 76 104 73 48 228 52 41 817 34 851 18 24 23 29 21 12 31 18 13 189 4 193 1 - - 3 - 1 1 3 - 9 - 9 16 1 2 - 5 1 26 - - 51 - 51 75 60 51 72 47 34 170 31 28 568 30 598 Table 3.2 - Distribution of pre-primary schools by zone and type of administration, 2019 Zone 1 - Port Louis / North 2 - B.Bassin-R.Hill / East 3 - Curepipe / South 4 - Q.Bornes / Vacoas-Phoenix /West Island of Mauritius Island of Rodrigues Republic of Mauritius Type of Administration ECCEA1 RC/HA 2 Municipal/ V.Council Total Private 3 276 210 176 155 817 34 851 66 55 39 29 189 4 193 1 6 1 1 9 - 9 19 9 7 16 51 - 51 190 140 129 109 568 30 598 1 ECCEA: Early Childhood Care and Education Authority (Ex Pre-School Trust Fund) 2 RC/HA: Roman Catholic and Hindu Aided Schools 3 Private: Includes pupils from NGOs Table 3.3 - Enrolment and personnel in pre-primary schools by district and sex, 2019 - 13 - District Male Female Total Teaching Enrolment Personnel Non - Teaching Total Port Louis Pamplemousses 1,851 1,801 3,652 287 156 443 1,518 1,395 2,913 209 116 325 Riviere du Rempart 1,210 1,134 2,344 168 101 269 Flacq Grand Port Savanne 1,302 1,313 2,615 234 78 312 903 939 1,842 150 54 204 615 543 1,158 92 31 123 Plaines Wilhems 3,439 3,232 6,671 639 300 939 Moka Black River Island of Mauritius Island of Rodrigues 770 708 1,478 118 64 182 704 672 1,376 154 61 215 12,312 11,737 24,049 2,051 961 3,012 698 732 1,430 83 22 105 Republic of Mauritius 13,010 12,469 25,479 2,134 983 3,117 Table 3.4 - Enrolment and personnel in pre-primary schools by zone and sex, 2019 Zone Male Female Total Teaching Enrolment Personnel Non - Teaching Total 1 - Port Louis / North 4,697 4,452 9,149 674 379 1,053 2 - B.Bassin-R.Hill / East 2,952 2,766 5,718 516 194 710 3 - Curepipe / South 2,366 2,330 4,696 398 159 557 4 - Q.Bornes / Vacoas-Phoenix / West 2,297 2,189 4,486 463 229 692 Island of Mauritius Island of Rodrigues 12,312 11,737 24,049 2,051 961 3,012 698 732 1,430 83 22 105 Republic of Mauritius 13,010 12,469 25,479 2,134 983 3,117 - 14 - Table 4.1 - Distribution of primary schools by district and type of administration, 2019 District Total Government Type of Administration Private Aided Non - Aided % 65 No.
8 % 22 70 - - Port Louis Pamplemousses Riviere du Rempart Flacq Grand Port Savanne Plaines Wilhems Moka Black River Island of Mauritius Island of Rodrigues No.

24 23 22 27 25 14 42 20 12 37 33 28 38 30 17 75 26 18 302 209 17 12 Republic of Mauritius 319 221 79 71 83 82 56 77 67 69 71 69 3 9 5 3 13 4 3 48 5 53 No.
5 10 3 2 % 14 30 11 5 11 24 17 - - 18 - - 17 15 17 16 20 2 3 27 8 17 45 15 29 - - 17 45 14 Table 4.2 - Distribution of primary schools by zone and type of administration, 2019 Zone Total Government Type of Administration Private 1 - Port Louis / North 2 - B.Bassin-R.Hill / East 3 - Curepipe / South 4 - Q.Bornes / Vacoas-Phoenix / West Island of Mauritius Island of Rodrigues Republic of Mauritius No.

71 57 48 33 209 12 221 100 79 67 56 302 17 319 % 71 72 72 59 69 71 69 Aided No.
11 17 12 8 48 5 53 Non - Aided % No.
18 5 7 15 45 18 6 10 27 15 - - 45 14 % 11 22 18 14 16 29 17 Table 4.3 - Enrolment in primary schools by district, type of administration and sex, 2019 District All schools Government schools Total Male Female Total Male Female Total Aided Male Private schools Female Total Non-aided Male Female Port Louis Pamplemousses Riviere du Rempart Flacq Grand Port Savanne Plaines Wilhems Moka Black River 11,389 5,734 5,655 6,343 3,215 3,128 4,164 2,045 2,119 882 474 408 8,616 4,354 4,262 5,896 2,959 2,937 - - - - - - - - - Island of Mauritius 81,226 40,803 40,423 52,308 26,233 26,075 17,134 8,541 8,593 11,784 6,029 5,755 Island of Rodrigues 4,504 2,330 2,174 2,790 1,463 1,327 1,714 867 847 - - - Republic of Mauritius 85,730 43,133 42,597 55,098 27,696 27,402 18,848 9,408 9,440 11,784 6,029 5,755 - 1 5 - Table 4.4 - Enrolment in primary schools by zone, type of administration and sex, 2019 Zone All schools Government schools Total Male Female Total Male Female Total Private schools Aided Male Female Total Non-aided Male Female 1 - Port Louis / North 27,593 13,924 13,669 18,221 9,185 9,036 4,805 2,367 2,438 4,567 2,372 2,195 2 - B.Bassin-R.Hill / East 20,223 10,115 10,108 13,220 6,568 6,652 5,424 2,713 2,711 1,579 834 745 3 - Curepipe / South 17,193 8,644 8,549 11,164 5,655 5,509 3,769 1,895 1,874 2,260 1,094 1,166 4 - Q.Bornes / Vacoas - Phoenix / West 16,217 8,120 8,097 9,703 4,825 4,878 3,136 1,566 1,570 3,378 1,729 1,649 Island of Mauritius 81,226 40,803 40,423 52,308 26,233 26,075 17,134 8,541 8,593 11,784 6,029 5,755 Island of Rodrigues 4,504 2,330 2,174 2,790 1,463 1,327 1,714 867 847 - - -
 Republic of Mauritius 85,730 43,133 42,597 55,098 27,696 27,402 18,848 9,408 9,440 11,784 6,029 5,755 Table 4.5 - Enrolment in primary schools by district and grade, 2019 - 16 - District All Grades 6 (repeaters) Grade Port Louis 1,796 1,947 1,896 1,820 1,954 1,975 1 11,389 Pamplemousses 1,297 1,416 1,374 1,448 1,458 1,613 10 8,616 Riviere du Rempart 1,018 1,118 1,230 1,306 1,278 1,206 - 7,156 Flacq Grand Port Savanne 1,360 1,485 1,584 1,677 1,673 1,684 - 9,463 1,016 1,039 1,133 1,146 1,143 1,228 - 6,705 637 653 687 746 733 781 - 4,237 Plaines Wilhems 3,775 3,991 3,991 4,053 4,089 4,265 Moka 807 884 850 881 938 994 2 2 24,166 5,356 Black River 657 689 670 695 718 709 - 4,138 Island of Mauritius 12,363 13,222 13,415 13,772 13,984 14,455 15 81,226 Island of Rodrigues 710 759 764 730 736 805 - 4,504 Republic of Mauritius 13,073 13,981 14,179 14,502 14,720 15,260 15 85,730 Table 4.6 - Enrolment in primary schools by zone and grade, 2019 Grade Zone All Grades 6 (repeaters) 1 -Port Louis / North 4,162 4,539 4,584 4,657 4,760 4,880 11 27,593 2 -B.Bassin-R.Hill / East 3,026 3,306 3,305 3,461 3,524 3,599 2 20,223 3 -Curepipe / South 2,670 2,687 2,862 2,918 2,914 3,142 - 17,193 4 -Q.Bornes/Vacoas-Phoenix/West 2,505 2,690 2,664 2,736 2,786 2,834 2 16,217 Island of Mauritius 12,363 13,222 13,415 13,772 13,984 14,455 15 81,226 Island of Rodrigues 710 759 764 730 736 805 - 4,504 Republic of Mauritius 13,073 13,981 14,179 14,502 14,720 15,260 15 85,730 Table 4.7 - Enrolment in primary schools by grade and sex, 2017 - 2019 - 17 - Grade 2017 Male Total Female Total 2018 Male Female Total 2019 Male Female Republic of Mauritius 8,023
7,430 7,290 16,422 8,393 8,029 16,179 8,156 8,023 15,260 7,590 7,670 6 Repeaters 607 375 232 9 6 3 15 9 6 Total 92,989 46,971 46,018 89,642 45,072 44,570 85,730 43,133 42,597 Island of Mauritius Repeaters 464 277 187 9 6 3 15 9 6 Total 88,370 44,618 43,752 85,003 42,714 42,289 81,226 40,803 40,423 Island of Rodrigues Repeaters - - - - - - Total 4,619 2,353 2,266 4,639 2,358 2,281 4,504 2,330 2,174 - 18 - Table 4.8 - Enrolment in primary schools by type of administration, grade and sex, 2017- 2019 Republic of Mauritius Grade All schools Total 2017 Male Female Total 2018 Male Female Total 2019 Male Female Repeaters 607 375 232 9 6 3 15 9 6 Total 92,989 46,971 46,018 89,642 45,072 44,570 85,730 43,133 42,597 Government schools Repeaters 444 270
5,498 10,316 5,151 5,165 6 Repeaters 444 270 174 - - - - - - Total 61,850 31,244 30,606 58,605 29,494 29,111 55,098 27,696 27,402 Private schools Repeaters 163 105 58 9 6 3 15 9 6 Total 31,139 15,727 15,412 31,037 15,578 15,459 30,632 15,437 15,195 Table 4.9 - Personnel in primary schools by district and occupational status, 2019 District Port Louis Pamplemousses Riviere du Rempart Flacq Grand Port Savanne Plaines Wilhems Moka Black River Island of Mauritius Island of Rodrigues Teacher, Oriental language 497 106 433 81 366 78 491 103 358 89 68 214 281 1,157 334 79 222 44 d a e H r e h c a e T 30 27 20 34 27 15 57 18 15 l a t o T 165 114 125 196 129 84 300 113 48 i d n i H 30 47 51 77 43 24 78 32 14 u d r U 34 28 22 37 13 8 55 28 3 l i m a T 27 12 21 21 16 12 40 16 4 u g u l e T 4 7 13 15 11 9 10 9 - 243 929 4,072 1,274 396 228 169 78 c i b a r A 28 7 5 7 14 11 39 6 - n r e d o M e s e n i h C n e i s i r o M l o e r K - - - 6 1 1 7 1 1 35 13 13 32 23 14 54 14 18 k r e l c l o o h c S r e k a t e r a C r e r u o b a L 84 49 17 43 47 24 45 37 19 90 43 21 61 42 15 10 33 20 62 140 145 55 23 10 28 29 14 r e h t O l a t o T 973 25 813 44 41 731 31 1,009 747 26 26 470 95 2,237 669 37 416 16 117 17 216 192 430 584 341 8,065 i h t a r a M 1 - - 6 8 6 17 7 8 53 16 36 283 10 - - - - - - - 10 16 56 52 26 495 Republic of Mauritius 259 965 4,355 1,284 396 228 169 78 53 117 17 226 208 486 636 367 8,560 - 1 9 - Table 4.10 - Personnel in primary schools by zone and occupational status, 2019 Zone -
u P r e h c a e T d a e H l a t o T i d n i H 1 - Port Louis / North 79 270 1,315 415 130 2 - B.Bassin-R.Hill / East 61 244 1,063 371 123 3 - Curepipe / South 4 - Q.Bornes/ Vacoas-Phoenix / West Island of Mauritius 55 222 908 287 48 193 786 201 81 62 Teacher, Oriental language u d r U 87 78 32 31 l i m a T 62 50 31 26 u g u l e T 24 24 22 8 i h t a r a M 1 14 17 21 c i b a r A Island of Rodrigues 16 36 283 10 - - - - - - - 10 16 56 52 26 495 Republic of Mauritius 259 965 4,355 1,284 396 228 169 78 53 117 17 226 208 486 636 367 8,560 1 including physical education instructors Table 4.11 - Primary School Achievement Certificate (PSAC) Assessment by sex, 2018 School Candidates only 2018 Number Examined Number Meeting PSAC Requirement % Meeting PSAC Requirement Total Number Meeting PSAC Requirement (Inc. Re-assessed candidates) % Meeting PSAC Requirement (Inc. Re-assessed candidates) Republic of Mauritius Total 15,892 Island of Mauritius Island of Rodrigues Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female 8,006 7,886 15,019 7,587 7,432 873 419 454 Source: Mauritius Examinations Syndicate - 2 0 - Table 5.1 - Distribution of secondary schools (general) by district and type of administration, 2019 - 21 - District Port Louis Pamplemousses Riviere du Rempart Flacq Grand Port Savanne Plaines Wilhems Moka Black River Island of Mauritius Island of Rodrigues Republic of Mauritius Type of Administration All Schools 1 State 2 Private Aided 3 Non - Aided No.
% No.

% No.

% 26 15 14 14 12 6 66 13 6 172 8 180 8 8 6 8 4 4 23 5 3 69 - 69 31 53 43 57 33 67 35 38 50 40 - 38 15 6 5 6 7 2 32 4 2 79 8 87 58 40 36 43 59 33 48 31 33 46 100 49 3 1 3 - 1 - 11 4 1 24 - 24 Table 5.2 - Distribution of secondary schools (general) by zone and type of administration, 2019 Zone All Schools 1 State 2 Type of Administration Private Aided 3 Non - Aided No.

% No.

% No.
% 1 - Port Louis / North 2 - B.Bassin-R.Hill / East 3 - Curepipe / South 4 - Q.Bornes / Vacoas-Phoenix / West Island of Mauritius Island of Rodrigues 55 44 40 33 172 23 18 13 15 69 42 41 33 46 40 8 - - Republic of Mauritius 180 69 38 26 19 20 14 79 8 87 47 43 50 42 46 6 7 7 4 24 100 - - 49 24 13 1 70 of these schools offer general education only and 110 both academic and pre-vocational education 2 includes Mahatma Gandhi Institute, Rabindranath Tagore Secondary School and 4 Mahatma Gandhi State Schools 3 includes Mauritius Educational Development Company (MEDCO) / Rodrigues Educational Development Company (REDCO) 11 7 21 - 8 - 17 31 17 14 - 13 11 16 17 12 14 Table 5.3 - Enrolment in secondary schools (general) by district, type of administration and sex, 2019 District All schools Male Total Female Total State schools 1 Male Female Aided 2 Male Total Private schools Female Total Non-aided Male Female Port Louis Pamplemousses Riviere du Rempart Flacq Grand Port Savanne Plaines Wilhems Moka Black River Island of Mauritius Island of Rodrigues Republic of Mauritius - - - 5,247 2,573 2,674 755 110 830 - 147 - 2,657 1,774 261 6,534 - 423 54 421 - 91 - 332 56 409 - 56 - 1,475 1,182 907 146 867 115 3,517 3,017 - - 108,562 52,547 56,015 47,502 21,759 25,743 54,526 27,271 27,255 6,534 3,517 3,017 - 2 2 - Table 5.4 - Enrolment in secondary schools (general) by zone, type of administration and sex, 2019 Zone All schools Male Total Female Total State schools 1 Male Female Aided 2
 Male Total Private schools Female Total Non-aided Male Female 1 - Port Louis / North 2 - B.Bassin-R.Hill / East 3 - Curepipe / South - Q.Bornes / Vacoas-Phoenix / West 17,994 8,314 9,680 9,779 3,851 5,928 7,511 4,066 3,445 704 397 307 Island of Mauritius Island of Rodrigues Republic of Mauritius 103,315 49,974 53,341 47,502 21,759 25,743 49,279 24,698 24,581 6,534 3,517 3,017 5,247 2,573 2,674 - - - 5,247 2,573 2,674 - - - 108,562 52,547 56,015 47,502 21,759 25,743 54,526 27,271 27,255 6,534 3,517 3,017 1 includes Mahatma Gandhi Institute, Rabindranath Tagore Secondary School and 4 Mahatma Gandhi State Schools 2 includes Mauritius Educational Development Company (MEDCO) / Rodrigues Educational Development Company (REDCO) Note : State and Private Aided schools include Grade 7 Extended stream Table 5.5 - Enrolment in secondary schools (general) by district and grade, 2019 - 23 - District 7 7 Extended 8 8 Extended Grades Grade All Port Louis 1,537 564 1,737 544 2,250 2,287 2,428 1,075 1,145 13,567 Pamplemousses 1,198 325 1,396 340 1,442 1,597 1,741 608 783 9,430 Riviere du Rempart 1,309 281 1,342 242 1,485 1,727 1,731 618 791 9,526 Flacq Grand Port Savanne Plaines Wilhems 5,367 889 5,468 899 6,665 6,998 7,323 3,781 4,309 41,699 Moka 783 159 844 116 948 1,055 1,147 737 771 6,560 Black River 304 162 338 154 308 317 317 32 87 2,019 Island of Mauritius 12,970 3,090 13,905 2,963 16,177 17,498 18,939 8,119 9,654 103,315 Island of Rodrigues 691 179 747 223 1,042 935 913 244 273 5,247 Republic of Mauritius 13,661 3,269 14,652 3,186 17,219 18,433 19,852 8,363 9,927 108,562 Table 5.6 - Enrolment in
 secondary schools (general) by zone and grade, 2019 Zone 7 7 Extended 8 8 Extended Grades Grade All 1 - Port Louis / North 4,116 1,187 4,563 1,145 5,222 5,664 5,954 2,319 2,742 32,912 2 - B.Bassin-R.Hill / East 3,341 652 3,657 638 4,370 4,763 5,266 2,384 2,841 27,912 3 - Curepipe / South 4 - Q.Bornes / Vacoas-Phoenix / West 3,087 643 3,279 617 3,739 4,149 4,598 2,032 2,353 24,497 2,426 608 2,406 563 2,846 2,922 3,121 1,384 1,718 17,994 Island of Mauritius 12,970 3,090 13,905 2,963 16,177 17,498 18,939 8,119 9,654 103,315 Island of Rodrigues 691 179 747 223 1,042 935 913 244 273 5,247 Republic of Mauritius 13,661 3,269 14,652 3,186 17,219 18,433 19,852 8,363 9,927 108,562 - 24 - Table 5.7- Enrolment in secondary schools (general) by grade and sex, 2017 - 2019 Grade Total 2017 Male Female Total 2018 Male Female Total 2019 Male Female Republic of Mauritius 7 15,817 7,734 8,083 14,490 7,147 7,343 13,661 6,482 7,179 7 Extended - - - 3,291 2,073 1,218 3,269 2,068 1,201 8 16,160 7,748 8,412 16,235 7,923 8,312 14,652 7,231 7,421 8 Extended - - - - - - TOTAL 110,582 52,807 57,775 110,715 53,155 57,560 108,562 52,547 56,015 Island of Mauritius 7 15,128 7,396 7,732 13,777 6,807 6,970 12,970 6,169 6,801 7 Extended - - - 3,051 1,920 1,131 3,090 1,949 1,141 8 15,401 7,392 8,009 15,379 7,509 7,870 13,905 6,868 7,037 8 Extended - - - - - - TOTAL
6,105 10,667 4,617 6,050 9,654 4,032 5,622 TOTAL 106,127 50,708 55,419 105,634 50,658 54,976 103,315 49,974 53,341 Island of Rodrigues 7 689 338 351 7 Extended - - - 8 759 356 403 8 Extended - 844 820 765 313 265 - 430 391 342 141 101 - 414 429 423 172 164 713 240 856 - 964 872 828 308 300 340 153 414 - 479 422 374 134 181 373 87 442 - TOTAL 4,455 2,099 2,356 5,081 2,497 2,584 5,247 2,573 2,674 - 25 - Table 5.8 - Enrolment in secondary schools (general) by type of administration, grade and sex, 2017 - 2019 Republic of Mauritius Grade Total All schools 2017 Male Female Total 2018 Male Female Total 2019 Male Female 7 15,817 7,734 8,083 14,490 7,147 7,343 13,661 6,482 7,179 7 Extended - - - 3,291 2,073 1,218 3,269 2,068 1,201 8 16,160 7,748 8,412 16,235 7,923 8,312 14,652 7,231 7,421 8 Extended - - - - - - TOTAL 110,582 52,807 57,775 110,715 53,155 57,560 108,562 52,547 56,015 State Schools 7 7,024 3,288 3,736 6,451 2,994 3,457 5,626 2,611 3,015 7 Extended - - - 1,118 634 484 1,140 671 469 8 7,141 3,341 3,800 6,964 3,241 3,723 6,197 2,899 3,298 8 Extended - - - - - - TOTAL 48,697 22,294 26,403 48,814 22,208 26,606 47,502 21,759 25,743 Private Schools 7 8,793 4,446 4,347 8,039 4,153 3,886 8,035 3,871 4,164 7 Extended - - - 2,173 1,439 734 2,129 1,397 732 8 9,019 4,407 4,612
 9,271 4,682 4,589 8,455 4,332 4,123 8 Extended - - - - - - TOTAL 61,885 30,513 31,372 61,901 30,947 30,954 61,060 30,788 30,272 - 26 - Table 5.9 - Distribution of schools offering pre-vocational education by district and type of administration, 2019 District All Schools 1 State Private 2 Type of Administration Port Louis Pamplemousses Riviere du Rempart Flacq Grand Port Savanne Plaines Wilhems Moka Black River Island of Mauritius Island of Rodrigues No.
3 4 2 5 1 4 16 10 7 11 8 6 34 13 7 5 104 7 3 3 38 - % 19 40 29 45 12 67 38 43 60 37 No.

13 6 5 6 7 2 21 4 2 66 % 81 60 71 55 88 33 62 57 40 63 - 7 100 Republic of Mauritius 111 38 34 73 66 Table 5.10 - Distribution of schools offering pre-vocational education by zone and type of administration, 2019 Zone All Schools 1 State Private 2 Type of Administration No.

% No.
% 1 - Port Louis / North 2 - B.Bassin-R.Hill / East 3 - Curepipe / South 4 - Q.Bornes / Vacoas-Phoenix / West Island of Mauritius Island of Rodrigues Republic of Mauritius 34 29 23 18 104 7 111 10 11 7 10 38 29 38 30 56 37 - - 38 34 24 18 16 8 66 7 73 71 62 70 44 63 100 66 1 includes 110 secondary schools providing both general and pre-vocational education and 1 school providing only pre-vocational 2 includes Mauritius Educational Development Company (MEDCO) / Rodrigues Educational Development Company (REDCO) - 27 - Table 5.11-Enrolment in schools offering pre-vocational education 1 by district, type of administration and sex, 2019 District Port Louis Pamplemousses Riviere du Rempart Flacq Grand Port Savanne Plaines Wilhems Moka Black River All schools State schools Private schools 2 Total Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female 385 196 163 263 203 164 517 117 159 237 143 110 176 136 103 329 74 86 42 47 38 62 20 77 145 48 116 595 - 148 53 53 87 67 61 188 43 73 773 29 802 218 125 19 47 23 29 20 40 75 31 59 23 - 15 33 - Island of Mauritius 2,167 1,394 Island of Rodrigues 99 70 Republic of Mauritius 2,266 1,464 343 - 252 - 1,572 1,051 99 70 595 343 252 1,671 1,121 Table 5.12 - Enrolment in schools offering pre-vocational education by zone, type of administration and sex, 2019 1 Zone All schools State schools Private schools 2 Total Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female 1 - Port Louis / North 754 490 264 137 2 - B.Bassin-R.Hill / East 527 332 195 118 3 - Curepipe / South 4 - Q.Bornes / Vacoas- Phoenix / West 487 325 162 125 399 247 152 215 106 109 89 60 88 48 58 37 617 409 362 184 401 216 272 137 237 125 141 43 Island of Mauritius 2,167 1,394 773 595 343 252 1,572 1,051 521 Island of Rodrigues 99 70 29 - - - 99 70 29 Republic of Mauritius 2,266 1,464 802 595 343 252 1,671 1,121 550 1 excludes Year IV students 2 includes Mauritius Educational Development Company (MEDCO) / Rodrigues Educational
 Development Company (REDCO) Table 5.13 - Enrolment in schools offering pre-vocational education by district and year of study, 2019 District Port Louis Pamplemousses Riviere du Rempart Flacq Grand Port Savanne P.Wilhems Moka Black River Island of Mauritius Island of Rodrigues Republic of Mauritius Year I Year II Year III Year IV 1 Total Total Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female n.a n.a n.a n.a n.a n.a n.a n.a n.a n.a n.a n.a n.a n.a n.a n.a n.a n.a n.a n.a n.a n.a n.a n.a n.a n.a n.a n.a n.a n.a n.a n.a n.a n.a n.a n.a n.a n.a n.a n.a n.a n.a n.a n.a n.a n.a n.a n.a n.a n.a n.a n.a n.a n.a 1,431 84 950 57 1,515 1,007 481 27 508 3,598 2,344 1,254 183 127 56 3,781 2,471 1,310 - 2 8 - Table 5.14 - Enrolment in schools offering pre-vocational education by zone and year of study, 2019 Zone 1- Port Louis / North 2- B.Bassin-R.Hill / East 3- Curepipe / South 4- Q.Bornes / Vacoas-Phoenix / Island of Mauritius Island of Rodrigues Republic of Mauritius Year I Year II Year III Year IV 1 Total Total Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female 754 490 264 n.a 527 487 399 332 325 247 2,167 1,394 99 70 195 162 152 773 29 n.a n.a n.a n.a n.a n.a n.a n.a n.a n.a n.a n.a n.a n.a n.a n.a n.a n.a n.a n.a n.a n.a n.a 2,266 1,464 802 1,515 1,007 1,431 84 950 57 481 27 508 3,598 2,344 1,254 183 127 56 3,781 2,471 1,310 1 Source: Mauritius Institute of Training and Development (MITD) n.a : Not available Table 5.15 - Enrolment in schools offering pre-vocational education 1 by year of study and sex, 2017 - 2019 - 29 - Year of study 2017 2018 2019 Total Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female Republic of Mauritius I II III IV 2 2,731 1,724 1,007 2,348 1,523 825 2,419 1,562 857 2,203 1,452 751 2,148 1,411 737 2,266 1,464 802 1,765 1,212 553 1,676 1,141 535 1,515 1,007
 508 Total 9,047 5,911 3,136 6,243 4,114 2,129 3,781 2,471 1,310 Island of Mauritius I II III IV 2 2,630 1,655 975 2,246 1,455 791 2,318 1,492 826 2,097 1,384 713 2,046 1,344 702 2,167 1,394 773 1,643 1,133 510 1,578 1,075 503 1,431 950 481 Total 8,616 5,627 2,989 5,942 3,911 2,031 3,598 2,344 1,254 Island of Rodrigues I II III IV 2 Total includes Year IV students 2 Source: Mauritius Institute of Training and Development (MITD) - 30 - Table 5.16 - Enrolment in schools offering pre-vocational education by type of administration, year of study and sex, 2017 - 2019 Republic of Mauritius 2017 2018 2019 Year of study All Schools I II III IV Total Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female 2,731 1,724 1,007 2,348 1,523 825 2,419 1,562 857 2,203 1,452 751 2,148 1,411 737 2,266 1,464 802 1,765 1,212 553 1,676 1,141 535 1,515 1,007 508 Total 9,047 5,911 3,136 6,243 4,114 2,129 3,781 2,471 1,310 State Schools I II III IV 696 416 280 568 343 225 546 333 213 n.a n.a n.a 615 537 n.a 358 320 n.a 257 217 n.a 595 343 252 n.a n.a n.a Total 1,810 1 1,092 1 718 1 1,152 1 678 1 474 1 595 1 343 1 252 1 Private Schools I II III IV 2,035 1,308 727 1,780 1,180 600 1,804 1,204 600 1,657 1,119 538 1,611 1,091 520 1,671 1,121 550 n.a n.a n.a n.a n.a n.a n.a n.a n.a Total 5,472 1 3,607 1 1,865 1 3,415 1 2,295 1 1,120 1 1,671 1 1,121 1 550 1 1 excludes Year IV students n.a: Not Available Table 5.17 - Teaching staff in secondary schools (general & pre-vocational stream) by district and sex, 2019 District Port Louis Pamplemousses Riviere du Rempart Flacq Grand Port Savanne Plaines Wilhems Moka Black River Island of Mauritius Island of Rodrigues Republic of Mauritius Total 1,196 694 784 900 570 322 General Male Female General &
3,093 106 3,199 425 131 5,425 189 5,614 General & Pre-vocational Male Total Female Total 1,340 828 842 985 627 395 Total Male Female - 3 1 - Table 5.18 - Teaching staff in secondary schools (general & pre-vocational stream) by zone and sex, 2019 Zone 1 - Port Louis / North 2 - B.Bassin-R.Hill / East 3 - Curepipe / South 4 - Q.Bornes / Vacoas-Phoenix / West Island of Mauritius Island of Rodrigues Republic of Mauritius Total General Male General & Pre-vocational Female Total Male Female Total Total Male Female Table 5.19 - Cambridge School Certificate (SC) examination results by type of school administration and sex, 2016 - 2018 School candidates only Type of school administration and sex No.
Examined 2016 No.

Passed All Schools State Schools Private Schools All Schools State Schools Private Schools All Schools Total Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female 15,455 7,097 8,358 8,140 3,782 4,358 7,315 3,315 4,000 14,808 6,824 7,984 8,140 3,782 4,358 6,668 3,042 3,626 647 273 374 Source: Mauritius Examinations Syndicate % Passed No.
Examined Republic of Mauritius 72.0 68.5 75.0 80.0 75.9 83.6 63.1 60.0 65.7 15,352 6,910 8,442 8,106 3,656 4,450 7,246 3,254 3,992 Island of Mauritius Island of Rodrigues 478 203 275 73.9 74.4 73.5 666 293 373 2017 No.

Passed % Passed No.

Examined 2018 No.
Passed % Passed - 3 2 - Table 5.20 - Cambridge Higher School Certificate (HSC) examination results by type of school administration and sex, 2016 - 2018 School candidates only Type of school administration and sex 2016 2017 2018 No.
Examined No.

Passed % Passed No.

Examined Republic of Mauritius No.

Passed % Passed No.

Examined No.
Passed % Passed All Schools State Schools Private Schools All Schools State Schools Private Schools All Schools Total Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female Source: Mauritius Examinations Syndicate Island of Mauritius 75.5 70.8 78.9 79.1 74.1 82.7 69.5 65.3 72.5 9,250 3,912 5,338 5,896 2,474 3,422 3,354 1,438 1,916 Island of Rodrigues - 3 3 - Table 5.21 - Enrolment in Mauritius Institute of Training and Development (MITD) Centres, Republic of Mauritius, 2018 - 34 - Sex Total Male Female Full Time Part Time Apprenticeship Total Mode of Study 2,619 2,035 584 3,005 2,244 761 1,349 869 480 6,973 5,148 1,825 Table 5.22 - Enrolment in MITD Centres by course level, year of study and sex (Full Time), Republic of Mauritius, 2018 Course Level Year I Year II Year III Total T M F T M F T M F T M F Basic Certificate - - - National Certificate Level 2 104 72 32 National Trade Certificate Level 3 19 9 10 National Certificate Level 3 537 371 166 - - - - - - - - - - - - National Certificate Level 4 778 687 91 143 119 24 National Certificate Level
 5 99 75 24 National Trade Certificate Level 2 - - - - - - - Brevet De Technicien 137 135 2 106 106 - - - - - - 104 72 32 19 9 10 537 371 166 921 806 115 99 75 24 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3 99 98 1 342 339 Diploma 234 162 72 146 93 53 - - - 380 255 125 Higher National Diploma 71 35 36 82 42 40 64 31 33 217 108 109 Total 1,979 1,546 433 477 360 117 163 129 34 2,619 2,035 584 Source: Mauritius Institute of Training and Development (MITD) T: Total M: Male F: Female Table 6.1 - Distribution of Special Education Needs (SEN) schools by district and type of administration, 2019 - 35 - District Port Louis Pamplemousses Riviere du Rempart Flacq Grand Port Savanne Plaines Wilhems Moka Black River Type of Administration Total Government Integrated Unit 1 NGO /RCEA integrated2 7 6 7 8 7 3 27 3 3 1 3 2 3 3 1 7 1 - 6 3 5 5 4 2 20 2 3 Island of Mauritius 71 21 50 Island of Rodrigues 1 - 1 Republic of Mauritius 72 21 51 Table 6.2 - Distribution of Special Education Needs (SEN) schools by zone and type of administration, 2019 Zone Type of Administration Total Government Integrated Unit 1 NGO/RCEA integrated 2 1 - Port Louis / North 20 6 14 2 - B.Bassin-R.Hill / East 20 6 14 3 - Curepipe / South 15 4 11 4 - Q.Bornes/Vacoas-Phoenix/West 16 5 11 Island of Mauritius 71 21 50 Island of Rodrigues 1 - 1 Republic of Mauritius 72 21 51 1 Government Integrated Unit is a class in a primary Government school catering for Special Education Needs 2 NGO/RCEA: Non-Government Organisation/Roman Catholic Education Authority - 36 - Table 6.3 - Enrolment in Special Education Needs (SEN) schools by sex and district, 2017 - 2019 All schools District 2017 2018 2019 Total Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female Port Louis 277 139 138 335 203 132 309 179 130 Pamplemousses 196 131 65 183 122 61 185 130 55 Riviere du Rempart 201 142 59 183 130 53 174 120 54 Flacq 320 205 115 327 203 124 362 226 136 Grand Port 144 87 57 58 39 19 121 85 36 Savanne 49 27 22 98 60 38 102 62 40
 Plaines Wilhems 1,153 773 380 1,282 856 426 1,255 843 412 Moka 50 38 12 47 34 13 46 31 15 Black River 150 104 46 86 59 27 182 122 60 Island of Mauritius 2,540 1,646 894 2,599 1,706 893 2,736 1,798 938 Island of Rodrigues 54 35 19 57 39 18 54 34 20 Republic of Mauritius 2,594 1,681 913 2,656 1,745 911 2,790 1,832 958 Table 6.4 - Enrolment in Special Education Needs (SEN) schools by sex and zone, 2017 - 2019 All schools Zone 2017 2018 2019 Total Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female 1 - Port Louis / North 726 451 275 737 479 258 668 429 239 2 - B.Bassin-R.Hill / East 829 570 259 906 616 290 938 616 322 3 - Curepipe / South 584 376 208 495 333 162 468 325 143 4 - Q.Bornes/Vacoas- Phoenix/West 401 249 152 461 278 183 662 428 234 Island of Mauritius 2,540 1,646 894 2,599 1,706 893 2,736 1,798 938 Island of Rodrigues 54 35 19 57 39 18 54 34 20 Republic of Mauritius 2,594 1,681 913 2,656 1,745 911 2,790 1,832 958 - 37 - Table 6.5 - Enrolment in Special Education Needs (SEN) schools by age and sex, Republic of Mauritius, 2017 - 2019 All schools Age (Years) 2017 2018 2019 Total Boys Girls Total Boys Girls Total Boys Girls and over Total 2,594 1,681 913 2,656 1,745 911 2,790 1,832 958 Table 6.6 - Number of pupils in Special Education Needs (SEN) schools by type of impairment and sex, Republic of Mauritius, 2019 - 38 - Impairment type Total Autism Deafness and
 Hearing Impairment Down's Syndrome Dyslexia Emotional Disturbance Epilepsy Intellectual Impairment Physical Disability Severe and Multiple Disabilities Visual Impairment Other 272 152 190 133 184 179 960 238 134 134 214 Boys 231 99 97 96 132 108 621 129 90 84 145 Girls 41 53 93 37 52 71 339 109 44 50 69 Total 2,790 1,832 958 Table 6.7 - Personnel in Special Education Needs (SEN) schools by sex, Republic of Mauritius, 2017 - 2019 Personnel 2017 2018 2019 Total Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female Teaching staff 411 47 364 444 49 395 469 50 419 Administrative and Ancilliary staff 258 62 196 314 78 236 323 85 238 Medical and Para-Medical 64 25 39 97 34 63 95 30 65 Total 733 134 599 855 161 694 887 165 722 Table 7.1 - ICT 1 in pre-primary, primary and secondary schools - Republic of Mauritius, 2019 Description Pre-primary Primary Secondary 2 Number % Number % Number % Schools having computer(s)\ laptop(s) 435 51 319 100 181 100 Number of computers of which: only for pedagogical use of which: only for administrative use of which: for both purposes Number of laptops of which: only for pedagogical use of which: only for administrative use of which: for both purposes Schools having access to the internet Schools having internet access for students Schools having a web site Schools with a computer used for educational purposes Schools with a radio used for educational purposes 849 457 170 222 436 144 137 155 263 127 40 389 645 Schools with a television used for educational purposes 545 Schools having ICT-assisted instruction 3 Schools having ICT support services 757 193 - - - - - - - - 31 15 5 46 76 64 89 23 5,482 4,806 509 167 2,004 1,534 370 100 - - - - - - - - 8,544 6,946 1,000 598 1,118 703 172 243 - - - - - - - - ICT include computers, laptops, internet, radio, television, video players, etc 2 Include both secondary general and pre-vocational
 3 Refers to teaching methods that include ICT in supporting and enhancing course content delivery - 3 9 - Table 8.1(a): Enrolment at Tertiary Education Level, both Locally & Overseas, by Source and Field of Study, as at December 2017 Publicly-Funded Institutions MGI RTI OU UdM MITD MIH Total PFIs Private2 Overseas Total Field of Study Research PhD MPhil DBA (Doctor in Business Administration) Ed.D(Professional Doctorate in Education) Master Degree Science&Technology Related (S&T) Agriculture Architecture Dentistry Engineering Health Sciences Information Technology Mathematics Medicine Ocean Study Pharmacy Science Textile Others Accounting Administration/Management Arts Banking/Finance Business/Commerce/Mkg Communication Counselling Economics Education Humanities Languages Law Library Psychology Religious Studies Social Science Travel/Hotel/Tourism Miscellaneous Total UoM1 UTM FDI MIE 71 53 - - 18 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2,368 - - - - - - - - 2,368 - - - - - - - - - 2,439 31 16 15 - - - 1,221 - - - 127 253 676 165 - - - - - 2,509 265 1,274 10 331 - 195 58 - - - - - - 37 - 80 259 - 3,761 181 24 154 - - 3 3,622 421 - - 1,020 248 977 422 139 76 - 260 59 4,919 555 1,114 23 742 261 78 - 373 56 187 291 696 - 86 - 296 161 - 8,722 - - - - - - 26 - - - - - 10 - - - - - 16 196 - - 196 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 222 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 567 - - 239 - - 28 - - - 90 210 - - - - - - - 567 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 6 - - 6 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 6 213 159 - 54 - - 408 - - - - 79 329 - - - - - - 4,091 222 1,586 - 295 809 154 - 52 220 - 504 46 90 - - 83 30 - 4,712 25 25 - - - - 540 - - - 365 - 175 - - - - - - 316 50 166 - 61 39 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 881 - - - - - - 219 - - - 125 - 94 - - - - - - 312 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 312 - 531 - - - - - - 61 - - - - 22 - - 39 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 61 521 277 169 54 18 3 6,097 421 - - 1,637 602 2,261 587 178 76 - 260 75 15,284 1,092 4,140 474 1,429 1,109 455 58 425
 2,644 277 1,005 742 90 123 - 459 762 - 21,902 2 2 - - - - 2,485 - 94 - 242 31 1,088 41 987 - - 2 - 14,461 9,193 1,928 - 667 435 210 - 16 43 6 57 518 - 47 - 76 522 743 16,948 5 5 - - - - 4,536 88 205 92 1,313 376 348 142 1,367 2 73 503 27 4,616 258 834 198 148 646 134 - 236 188 100 292 510 - ‐ 4 0 - 1 Excludes enrolment on joint MIE & MGI Programmes 2 Private includes enrolment in Private Post Secondary Educational Institutions and private students pursuing studies without going through an intermediary/ Private Post Secondary Educational Institutions locally Source: Tertiary Education Commisson Table 8.1(b): Enrolment at Tertiary Education Level, both Locally & Overseas, by Source and Field of Study1, as at December 2018 Publicly-Funded Institutions MGI RTI OU UdM MITD MIH Total PFIs Private3 Overseas Total Field of Study Research PhD DBA (Doctor in Business Administration) Ed.D(Professional Doctorate in Education) MPhil MSc/MA Research Science&Technology Related (S&T) Agriculture Architecture Dentistry Engineering Health Sciences Information Technology Mathematics Medicine Ocean Study Pharmacy Science Textile Others Accounting Administration/Management Arts Banking/Finance Business/Commerce/Mkg Communication Counselling Economics Education Humanities Languages Law Library Psychology Religious Studies Social Science Travel/Hotel/Tourism Miscellaneous Total UoM2 UTM FDI MIE 52 27 - 25 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2,765 - - - - - - - - 2,765 - - - - - - - - - 2,817 34 18 - - 16 - 943 21 - - 99 213 455 146 - - 9 - - 1,963 204 864 137 235 - 118 36 - - - - - - 8 - 56 305 - 2,940 201 24 - - 175 2 3,598 353 - - 1,097 168 1,010 469 135 79 - 287 - 4,784 565 1,147 21 725 191 125 - 294 40 113 299 705 - 75 - 345 139 - 8,583 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 188 - - 188 -
 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 188 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 580 - - 265 - - 27 - - - 64 224 - - - - - - - 580 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 13 - - 13 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 13 255 187 68 - - - 386 - - - - 77 268 41 - - - - - 4,960 278 2,641 135 342 144 180 - 73 266 - 475 38 141 - - 205 42 - 5,601 25 25 - - - - 510 - - - 341 - 169 - - - - - - 302 39 126 8 76 53 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 837 - - - - - - 240 - - - 106 - 134 - - - - - - 317 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 317 - 557 - - - - - - 39 - - - - - - - 39 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 39 567 281 68 25 191 2 5,716 374 - - 1,643 458 2,036 656 174 79 9 287 - 15,872 1,086 4,778 767 1,378 388 450 36 367 3,071 177 998 743 141 83 - 606 803 - 22,155 - - - - - - 2,508 - 107 - 173 226 1,022 47 933 - - - - 14,535 9,138 2,700 76 324 364 329 - - 20 - 85 611 - 109 - 55 198 526 17,043 10 10 - - - - 4,203 72 173 101 1,138 313 380 141 1,289 3 76 494 23 3,987 223 723 197 157 564 139 - 216 165 88 255 375 - ‐ 4 1 - 1 Figures are provisional 2 Excludes enrolment on joint MIE & MGI Programmes 3 Private includes enrolment in Private Post Secondary Educational Institutions and private students pursuing studies without going through an intermediary/ Private Post Secondary Educational Institutions locally Source: Tertiary Education Commisson 42 Definition of Indicators Used (1) Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) Number of pupils enrolled in a given level of education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population in the relevant age-group (2) Pupil/ Teacher Ratio The average number of pupils per teacher at a given level of education in a given year