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There is compulsory schooling for seven years for
children between 5 and 12 years. The primary school is 6
years old. The high school is 7 years (3 + 4 years). Both
primary and secondary school are free. About. 93% of
children attend primary school, and approx. 62% of young
people go to high school. There are two universities in
Mauritius as well as several colleges. According to UNESCO's
2001 calculations, the illiteracy of the adult population is
25%. Check topschoolsintheusa for test centers of ACT, SAT, and GRE as well high schools in the country of Mauritius.
 Port Louis
Port Louis, the capital of the eastern state of Mauritius in the Indian
Ocean; 148,000 residents (2012). The city is characterized by its French and
British colonial past with, among other things, one of the world's oldest
racecourses, but also of the present as an exclusive tourist destination; The
waterfront is thus dominated by gaming casinos. Catholic and Anglican churches,
mosques and Hindu temples reflect the island's multi-ethnic population
composition.
The city was changed. 1736 by the French as a support point for the voyage
south of Africa. With the opening of the Suez Canal in 1869, it lost much of its
strategic importance, but it retained its function as the main port for the
colony's sugar exports. In the 1980's, several free zones were established, which
with foreign capital contributed to a diverse industrial development, and the
city's port has been expanded on several occasions since 1990.
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