1. Statistics Mauritius 4 July 2013

2.  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)

3.  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

5. Relative Develoment Index 20002011 Island of Mauritius0.680.77 Island of Rodrigues0.350.56

6. 6 Regions in Rodrigues Census 2011 No. of resident population Rank (highest to lowest development) Grande Montagne65671 Baie aux huitres60772 St. Gabriel74943 Port mathurin77054 La Ferme69015 Marechal56906

8. RDI 2011 Grande MontagneRodrigues % hh with piped water97.594.8 % hh with electricity96.895.6 % hh with flush toilet53.350.9 % hh in dwellings made up of concrete79.475.2 % hh with 1or more room per person69.969.1 % hh -owner occupied94.593.9 Secondary enrolment76.273.9 Employment rate88.888.4 % pop with an SC qualification22.1 Primary enrolment86.2 Literacy rate78.678.7 % employed in high grade (ISCO 123)13.415.1

9. RDI 2011 Grande Montagne Marechal % hh with piped water97.594.3 % hh with electricity96.894.9 % hh with flush toilet53.341.1 % hh in dwellings made up of concrete 79.476.6 % hh with 1or more room per person69.964.8 % hh -owner occupied94.598.4 Secondary enrolment76.273.8 Employment rate88.885.4 % pop with an SC qualification22.118.7 Primary enrolment86.287.3 Literacy rate78.677.7 % employed in high grade (ISCO 123)13.411.3

11. Region (1 to 6) 20112000 Rank (highest to lowest development) Grande Montagne14 Baie aux huitres21 St. Gabriel32 Port mathurin43 La Ferme55 Marechal66

12.  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

13.  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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