Editing Mauritius (section)

== Education ==
{{Main|Education in Mauritius}}

The [[education]] system in Mauritius consists of pre-primary, primary, secondary and tertiary sectors. The education structure consists of two to three years of pre-primary school, six years of primary schooling leading to the Primary School Achievement Certificate, five years of secondary education leading to the School Certificate, and two years of higher secondary ending with the Higher School Certificate. Secondary schools have "[[college]]" as part of their title. The government of Mauritius provides [[free education]] to its citizens from pre-primary to tertiary level. In 2013 government expenditure on education was estimated at ₨&nbsp;13,584&nbsp;million, representing 13% of total expenditure.<ref>{{Cite web|year=2013|title=Education statistics|url=http://statsmauritius.govmu.org/English/StatsbySubj/Documents/ei1063/edu.pdf|access-date=22 January 2015|website=Statistics Mauritius}}</ref> As of January 2017, the government has introduced changes to the education system with the Nine-Year Continuous Basic Education programme, which abolished the Certificate of Primary Education (CPE).<ref>{{Cite web|date=18 December 2016|title=Nine-Year Continuous Basic Education: What are the major changes brought to the system?|url=https://defimedia.info/nine-year-continuous-basic-education-what-are-major-changes-brought-system|publisher=Défi Media}}</ref>

The [[O-Level]] and [[A-Level]] examinations are carried out by the [[University of Cambridge]] through [[University of Cambridge International Examinations]] in collaboration with the [[Mauritius Examinations Syndicate|MES]]. The tertiary education sector includes universities and other technical institutions in Mauritius. The two main public universities are the [[University of Mauritius]] and the [[University of Technology, Mauritius|University of Technology]], in addition to the Université des Mascareignes, founded in 2012, and the Open University Mauritius. These four public universities and several other technical institutes and higher education colleges are tuition-free for students as of 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Communiqué- Free Education in Tertiary Education Institutions|url=http://ministry-education.govmu.org/English/educationsector/Documents/2019/Communique%20250119.pdf |year=2019 | work= Ministry of Education and Human Resources, Tertiary Education and Scientific Research | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190214140421/http://ministry-education.govmu.org/English/educationsector/Documents/2019/Communique%20250119.pdf | archive-date= 14 February 2019 | url-status=deviated}}</ref>

The adult [[literacy rate]] was at 91.9% in 2022 with 8.8% of the total population holding a [[higher education|tertiary level qualification]].<ref name="auto1"/><ref name="auto"/><ref name="auto2"/> Mauritius was ranked 55th in the [[Global Innovation Index]] in 2024, 1st in Africa.<ref>{{Cite book |year=2024 |title=Global Innovation Index 2024: Unlocking the Promise of Social Entrepreneurship |url=https://www.wipo.int/web-publications/global-innovation-index-2024/en/ |access-date=2024-10-06 |page=18 |language=en |doi=10.34667/tind.50062 |author1=World Intellectual Property Organization. |last2=Dutta |first2=Soumitra. |last3=Lanvin |first3=Bruno. |last4=Rivera León |first4=Lorena. |last5=Wunsch-Vincent |first5=Sacha. |publisher=World Intellectual Property Organization |isbn=978-92-805-3680-5 }}</ref>