Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) statistics, Year 2021
Highlights
ICT Infrastructure
Between 2020 and 2021, ICT access in the country changed as follows:
- mobile cellular phone subscriptions per 100 inhabitants - from 151.1to 156.0;
- internet subscriptions per 100 inhabitants - from 130.2 to 143.3; and
- fixed telephone lines per 100 inhabitants - from 37.8 to 37.1.
Internet Usage
In 2021, International Bandwidth usage increased to 211,312 Megabits per second (Mbits/s) from 144,973 in 2020. The usage per inhabitant in 2021 went up by 46.0% to reach 167,192 bits per second from 114,510 in 2020.
ICT Usage in Education Sector
- - In 2021, 75% of primary schools had internet access for students for study purposes against 67% in 2020. At secondary level, 100% schools have internet access for students for study purposes since 2018.
- In both 2020 and 2021, the ratio of students per computer was 13 for primary level and 10 for secondary level.
- - The percentage of students who enrolled in ICT or an ICT-related field at tertiary level was around 9.0% in 2021 compared to 8.3% in 2020.
External trade
Trade in ICT goods and services from 2020 to 2021 progressed as follows:
- - Imports by 26.6% from Rs 13,552 million to Rs 17,160 million; and
- - Exports, including re-exports, by 23.7% from Rs 5,602 million to Rs 6,929 million.
Contribution to Gross Value Added (GVA)
The value added of ICT sector went up by 6.7% in nominal terms from Rs 26,397 million in 2020 to Rs 28,174 million in 2021. Its share in GVA was 6.6%, lower than in 2020 (6.7%).
Employment
Employment in large establishments (employing 10 or more persons) operating in ICT sector went down by 0.5% from 16,980 in 2020 to 16,900 in 2021.
ICT Development Index (IDI)
Latest available figures for the IDI date back to year 2016. Mauritius with an index of 5.88 ranked first among African countries and 72nd out of 176 countries worldwide. The methodology for the computation of a revised version of IDI is under review. Consensus has not been reached on the new methodology. Hence, the index is not available for years 2017 onwards.
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12 July 2022
