statistics mauritius 4 july 2013. an index that measures development in non- monetary terms index...
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Dimensions – 12 indicators ◦ Housing and Living Conditions Availability of piped water, electricity, flush toilet ; ownership; durability of houses. ◦ Education – literacy and enrolment Literacy rate; primary and secondary enrolment ; educational attainment with SC and above ◦ Employment Employment rate; person engaged in occupation such as technicians, managers and professionalsTRANSCRIPT
Statistics Mauritius 4 July 2013
An index that measures development in non-monetary terms
Index is similar to the UN indices adapted to the Mauritian context◦ UN Human Development Index
Index ranges from 0 (low development) to 1 (high development)
Dimensions – 12 indicators ◦ Housing and Living Conditions
Availability of piped water, electricity, flush toilet ; ownership; durability of houses.
◦ Education – literacy and enrolment Literacy rate; primary and secondary enrolment ;
educational attainment with SC and above◦ Employment
Employment rate; person engaged in occupation such as technicians, managers and professionals
Relative Develoment Index
2000 2011
Island of Mauritius 0.68 0.77
Island of Rodrigues 0.35 0.56
6 Regions in Rodrigues
Census 2011
No. of resident population Rank
(highest to lowest development)
Grande Montagne 6567 1
Baie aux huitres 6077 2
St. Gabriel 7494 3
Port mathurin 7705 4
La Ferme 6901 5
Marechal 5690 6
RDI 2011 Grande Montagne Rodrigues % hh with piped water 97.5 94.8% hh with electricity 96.8 95.6% hh with flush toilet 53.3 50.9
% hh in dwellings made up of concrete 79.4 75.2
% hh with 1or more room per person 69.9 69.1% hh -owner occupied 94.5 93.9Secondary enrolment 76.2 73.9Employment rate 88.8 88.4% pop with an SC qualification 22.1 22.1Primary enrolment 86.2 86.2Literacy rate 78.6 78.7
% employed in high grade (ISCO 123) 13.4 15.1
RDI 2011
Grande Montagne Marechal
% hh with piped water 97.5 94.3% hh with electricity 96.8 94.9% hh with flush toilet 53.3 41.1% hh in dwellings made up of concrete 79.4 76.6
% hh with 1or more room per person 69.9 64.8
% hh -owner occupied 94.5 98.4Secondary enrolment 76.2 73.8Employment rate 88.8 85.4
% pop with an SC qualification 22.1 18.7
Primary enrolment 86.2 87.3Literacy rate 78.6 77.7
% employed in high grade (ISCO 123) 13.4 11.3
Region (1 to 6)
2011 2000Rank
(highest to lowest development)
Rank (highest to lowest
development)
Grande Montagne 1 4
Baie aux huitres 2 1
St. Gabriel 3 2
Port mathurin 4 3
La Ferme 5 5
Marechal 6 6
97 Small areas
EA RDI value ◦ Highest value - 0.8348 in Region 5 Port
Mathurin ◦ Lowest value – 0.2572 in Region 5 Port
Mathurin (Vangar, Camp Baptiste)
High disparities in Port Mathurin
5 best performers – La ferme, Marechal and Port Mathurin
5 worst performers –La Ferme, Baie aux huitres & Port Mathurin
Grande Montagne – More homegenous
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