Share of schools with access to electricity in Mauritius
Mauritius: Share of schools with access to electricity was 100.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
100.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 135 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 2010
All-time low
97.5%
in 2012
Years of data
13
2010–2024
Share of schools with access to electricity in Mauritius, 2010–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of schools with access to electricity in Mauritius is 100.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of schools with access to electricity in Mauritius peaked at 100.0% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 97.5%, in 2012.
Mauritius ranks 1st of 135 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Share of schools with access to electricity in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 100.0% | — |
| 2011 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 97.5% | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 100.0% | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 100.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 99.9%, 1.0× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 100.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 38.6%, 2.6× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 99.7% | 97.5% | 100.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 4 |
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More energy & mining data for Mauritius
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 6.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 21.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of schools with access to electricity in Mauritius?
- Share of schools with access to electricity in Mauritius was 100.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of schools with access to electricity recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2010.
- What is the lowest share of schools with access to electricity recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 97.5% in 2012.
- How does Mauritius rank for share of schools with access to electricity?
- Mauritius ranks 1st out of 135 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of schools with access to electricity rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Mauritius data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of schools with access to electricity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of schools with access to electricity, by education level (%).